RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

22 Dec 2006 10:44

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd22 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 21 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 144,280 (0.0416) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 144,280 (0.0416) (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 286 3.9425 Buy 1501 3.9375 Buy 40 3.9375 Buy 712 3.93 Buy 606 3.93 Buy 1147 3.9325 Buy 803 3.94 Buy 1400 3.94 Buy 1317 3.94 Buy 2000 3.94 Buy 100 3.945 Buy 3200 3.945 Buy 4000 3.9425 Buy 2096 3.9425 Buy 2248 3.9425 Buy 562 3.9425 Buy 2024 3.9425 Buy 2041 3.9425 Buy 702 3.9425 Buy 745 3.9425 Buy 1400 3.9325 Buy 1161 3.9325 Buy 700 3.9325 Buy 4444 3.9325 Buy 2000 3.935 Buy 212 3.9375 Buy 3000 3.9375 Buy 400 3.935 Buy 3600 3.935 Buy 2016 3.925 Buy 896 3.925 Buy 1000 3.925 Buy 1500 3.925 Buy 300 3.925 Buy 4000 3.925 Buy 2800 3.9375 Buy 2620 3.9375 Buy 307 3.9375 Buy 261 3.94 Buy 2000 3.94 Buy 950 3.9425 Buy 2099 3.9425 Buy 650 3.945 Buy 330 3.9425 Buy 197 3.9425 Buy 1851 3.9425 Buy 1447 3.9425 Buy 1436 3.9425 Buy 2500 3.9525 Buy 97 3.9525 Buy 2652 3.9525 Buy 2042 3.95 Buy 2547 3.945 Buy 54 3.945 Buy 2300 3.93 Buy 99 3.9375 Buy 5 3.94 Buy 890 3.94 Buy 1490 3.94 Buy 2385 3.9375 Buy 2425 3.9375 Buy 2195 3.935 Buy 31 3.935 Buy 728 3.935 Buy 1161 3.935 Sell 1173 3.955 Sell 1725 3.9575 Sell 2652 3.9525 Sell 591 3.95 Sell 2042 3.95 Sell 3800 3.95 Sell 4178 3.94 Sell 2425 3.9375 Sell 2195 3.935 Sell 6591 3.93 Sell 3236 3.9325 Sell 2270 3.9325 Sell 60 3.93 Sell 4352 3.93 Sell 1460 3.93 Sell 5000 3.93 Sell 2981 3.9375 Sell 2306 3.9425 (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 22 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