RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

12 Dec 2006 10:53

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd12 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 11 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 78,734 (0.0228) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 78,734 (0.0228) (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 1417 3.77 Buy 1530 3.7825 Buy 1663 3.78 Buy 1664 3.78 Buy 1760 3.78 Buy 61 3.7825 Buy 1503 3.7825 Buy 1646 3.7875 Buy 361 3.785 Buy 795 3.7875 Buy 562 3.7875 Buy 23 3.7875 Buy 2015 3.785 Buy 1629 3.785 Buy 1469 3.785 Buy 1432 3.7875 Buy 1383 3.7875 Buy 1274 3.7875 Buy 1460 3.785 Buy 1250 3.785 Buy 1329 3.7825 Buy 1195 3.7875 Buy 1075 3.7875 Buy 1615 3.785 Buy 1244 3.7875 Buy 1181 3.785 Buy 405 3.7875 Buy 1316 3.7875 Buy 1612 3.7825 Buy 1549 3.7825 Buy 1713 3.78 Buy 3028 3.7525 Buy 55 3.7525 Buy 1518 3.7575 Buy 4355 3.76 Buy 3699 3.775 Buy 4377 3.78 Buy 558 3.78 Buy 2108 3.78 Buy 12000 3.785 Buy 7815 3.785 Buy 10397 3.785 Buy 2149 3.785 Buy 888 3.79 Sell 2500 3.7775 Sell 2486 3.78 Sell 55 3.78 Sell 1663 3.78 Sell 2880 3.78 Sell 55 3.78 Sell 965 3.78 Sell 1244 3.7875 Sell 3512 3.785 Sell 1181 3.785 Sell 6147 3.785 Sell 5937 3.785 Sell 4465 3.785 Sell 1710 3.785 Sell 6804 3.7775 Sell 1599 3.7825 Sell 1612 3.7825 Sell 3226 3.7825 Sell 1549 3.7825 Sell 334 3.7825 Sell 808 3.7825 Sell 4430 3.7825 Sell 412 3.785 Sell 392 3.785 Sell 405 3.7875 Sell 492 3.785 Sell 560 3.7875 Sell 30 3.785 (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 12 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