Countrywide PLC Holding(s) in Company (6441A)

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RNS Number : 6441A

Countrywide PLC

27 March 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                      COUNTRYWIDE PLC ORD 
  the underlying issuer of existing 
  shares to which voting rights 
  are attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         þ 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                Brandes Investment Partners, 
  subject to the                                                                  L.P. 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             Various clients of Brandes 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                Investment Partners, L.P. 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                             23 March, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                24 March, 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                            16.00% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                             Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                              triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number          Number                         Number     Number of                    % of voting 
                 of               of                            of          voting                       rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                        shares      rights 
                                  Rights 
--------------  --------------  -----------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                                Direct     Direct     Indirect          Direct       Indirect 
                                                                           (xi)        (xii) 
--------------    ------------    ------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ----------------  -----------  --------- 
                                 37,838,198 
 GB00B9NWP991                    ORDs                           None       None       39,033,632ORDs    None         16.41% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Expiration      Exercise/                                Number of voting              % of voting 
  financial         date            Conversion                               rights that                   rights 
  instrument        (xiii)          Period (xiv)                             may be 
                                                                             acquired if 
                                                                             the 
                                                                             instrument 
                                                                             is 
                                                                             exercised/ 
                                                                             converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration     Exercise/                 Number of voting              % of voting 
  financial        price          date            Conversion                rights instrument             rights (xix, 
  instrument                      (xvii)          period                    refers to                     xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                         Nominal     Delta 
---------------  --------------  -------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------  ----------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 39,033,632 ORDs                                                 16.41% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                     Adam Stutz 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  [phone] 
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