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Countrywide Financial Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/07 – EX-10.51

On: Friday, 2/29/08, at 5:04pm ET · For: 12/31/07 · Accession #: 1047469-8-2104 · File #: 1-12331-01

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/29/08  Countrywide Financial Corp        10-K       12/31/07   29:5.4M                                   Merrill Corp/New/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

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 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.64M 
 2: EX-4.39     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     65K 
16: EX-10.108A  Material Contract                                   HTML    252K 
17: EX-10.108B  Material Contract                                   HTML     15K 
18: EX-10.108C  Material Contract                                   HTML     32K 
19: EX-10.109A  Material Contract                                   HTML    244K 
20: EX-10.109B  Material Contract                                   HTML     32K 
21: EX-10.109C  Material Contract                                   HTML     31K 
22: EX-10.112   Material Contract                                   HTML     21K 
 3: EX-10.22    Material Contract                                   HTML     16K 
 4: EX-10.25    Material Contract                                   HTML     14K 
 5: EX-10.26    Material Contract                                   HTML     16K 
 6: EX-10.51    Material Contract                                   HTML     14K 
 7: EX-10.52    Material Contract                                   HTML     14K 
 8: EX-10.53    Material Contract                                   HTML     25K 
 9: EX-10.54    Material Contract                                   HTML     26K 
10: EX-10.67    Material Contract                                   HTML     27K 
11: EX-10.68    Material Contract                                   HTML     34K 
12: EX-10.92    Material Contract                                   HTML     20K 
13: EX-10.94    Material Contract                                   HTML     17K 
14: EX-10.95    Material Contract                                   HTML     19K 
15: EX-10.99    Material Contract                                   HTML     13K 
23: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     27K 
24: EX-21       Subsidiaries of the Registrant                      HTML     54K 
25: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     16K 
26: EX-31.1     Certification per Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Section 302)  HTML     17K 
27: EX-31.2     Certification per Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Section 302)  HTML     17K 
28: EX-32.1     Certification per Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Section 906)  HTML     14K 
29: EX-32.2     Certification per Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Section 906)  HTML     14K

EX-10.51 — Material Contract
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Exhibit 10.51

AMENDMENT made this 1st day of November, 2007 to the [Option Agreement Name] ("Option Agreement") dated [2004 Grant Date] between Countrywide Financial Corporation (the "Company") and you (the "Optionee").

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Optionee and the Company have previously entered into the Option Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Optionee and the Company desire to extend the exercise term of the Option Agreement as described below.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Optionee and the Company agree to amend the Option Agreement, effective November 1, 2007, as follows:

1. The last sentence of Section 1 of the Option Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

"The Option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., central time, on the seventh anniversary of the Grant Date (the "Expiration Date").

2. As amended by this Amendment, the Option Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, by signing below, the Optionee acknowledges acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Amendment and understanding of the potential tax implications.

		[Employee Name]:

		Date:
		Employee ID:

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Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘10-K’ Filing	Date	Other Filings

Filed on:	2/29/08	3
For Period End:	12/31/07	10-K/A, 11-K, 5
	11/1/07	4, 4/A
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Countrywide Financial Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/07 – EX-10.51

On: Friday, 2/29/08, at 5:04pm ET · For: 12/31/07 · Accession #: 1047469-8-2104 · File #: 1-12331-01

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Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

Annual Report — Form 10-K
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EX-10.51 — Material Contract
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