Rule 8.3 - COUNTRYWIDE PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              COUNTRYWIDE PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               09 January 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                           Long                     Short

                     Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       16,218,699     9.49%          9,000      0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,296,803     1.93%        556,412      0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              19,515,502    11.42%        565,412      0.33%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number            (%)   Number           (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      10,419               5.1200
Purchase      16,101               Transfer
Purchase      3,000                5.2461
Purchase      2,800                5.2177
Purchase      100,000              5.2189
Purchase      200,000              5.2415
Sale          100,000              5.1410
Sale          200,000              5.2148
Sale          4,163                5.2728
Sale          4,449                5.2728
Sale          20,789               5.2728
Sale          10,419               5.1200
Sale          11,405               5.2728
Sale          350,000              5.2004
Sale          6,000                5.2150
Sale          16,101               Transfer
Sale          3,000                5.2140

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name  Long/Short Number of securities  Price per unit
CFD           Short      3000                  5.2460
CFD           Short      3459                  5.2774
CFD           Long       3000                  5.2139
CFD           Long       6000                  5.2150


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         10 January 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           0207 116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk