RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

15 Dec 2006 11:16

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd15 December 2006 FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) LtdCompany dealt in RHM PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 December 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 90,101 (0.0264) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 90,101 (0.0264) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Buy 1500 3.9575 Buy 1600 3.9575 Buy 4800 3.9575 Buy 1853 3.96 Buy 500 3.96 Buy 1671 3.955 Buy 3333 3.955 Buy 5500 3.9575 Buy 427 3.9575 Buy 5000 3.96 Buy 3571 3.9975 Buy 4188 3.98 Buy 2422 3.98 Buy 1678 3.98 Buy 3400 3.955 Buy 1000 3.9575 Buy 2300 3.96 Buy 1650 3.96 Buy 7552 3.9625 Buy 1700 3.97 Buy 600 3.9725 Buy 1200 3.9725 Buy 899 3.9725 Buy 3100 3.9575 Buy 6212 3.9625 Buy 6000 3.9625 Buy 2838 3.9625 Buy 2749 3.96 Buy 5051 3.9625 Buy 2749 3.9625 Buy 1700 3.96 Buy 1061 3.96 Buy 2100 3.9575 Buy 2100 3.9575 Buy 2200 3.9575 Buy 7500 3.9575 Buy 4823 3.9575 Sell 795 3.955 Sell 704 3.985 Sell 750 3.9525 Sell 836 3.95 Sell 540 3.955 Sell 6000 3.955 Sell 7938 3.96 Sell 1791 3.9775 Sell 1811 3.99 Sell 2000 3.99 Sell 1056 3.975 Sell 1070 3.975 Sell 4197 3.965 Sell 3899 3.96 Sell 917 3.96 Sell 7012 3.96 Sell 8500 3.97 Sell 2113 3.955 Sell 3987 3.955 Sell 584 3.9775 Sell 9441 3.975 Sell 5531 3.97 Sell 1204 3.97 Sell 299 3.97 Sell 1044 3.9575 Sell 10000 3.9575 Sell 7907 3.9575 Sell 10000 3.9575 Sell 2645 3.965 Sell 1671 3.955 Sell 1045 3.9575 Sell 1180 3.9525 Sell 1302 3.95 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, to which the option American,e.g. call option purchasing, relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received varying etc. per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 15 December 2006 Contact name Emma Braham Telephone number 0207 883 5798 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RHM PlcNature of connection (Note 9) Financial Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange