24 March 2017

Countrywide plc

Annual Report and Accounts 2016 and Notice of Annual General Meeting

Countrywide plc (the Company), confirms that the following documents have been despatched to shareholders on 23 March 2017:

§ Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016;

§ Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on 27 April 2017; and

§ Form of Proxy.

These documents can also be downloaded from the Company's website www.countrywide.co.uk and will shortly be available through the National Storage Mechanism hosted by Morningstar plc.

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