RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

16 Jan 2007 11:43

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd16 January 2007 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 CSS (EUROPE) LTD Company dealt in RHM PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15-Jan-2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 52970 0.015 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 52970 0.015 0 0 (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 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Buy 3100 3.9075 (GBP)Buy 2854 3.905 (GBP)Buy 2600 3.905 (GBP)Buy 2500 3.9025 (GBP)Buy 1647 3.9075 (GBP)Buy 1577 3.91 (GBP)Buy 1520 3.9125 (GBP)Buy 1425 3.92 (GBP)Buy 1302 3.9 (GBP)Buy 1217 3.9025 (GBP)Buy 1129 3.905 (GBP)Buy 835 3.9075 (GBP)Buy 390 3.92 (GBP)Buy 269 3.9025 (GBP)Buy 198 3.92 (GBP)Sell 5100 3.92 (GBP)Sell 3087 3.9175 (GBP)Sell 2854 3.905 (GBP)Sell 2053 3.9225 (GBP)Sell 1946 3.925 (GBP)Sell 1765 3.915 (GBP)Sell 1684 3.9125 (GBP)Sell 1554 3.91 (GBP)Sell 1439 3.9225 (GBP)Sell 1162 3.9125 (GBP)Sell 1129 3.905 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.915 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.915 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.915 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.9175 (GBP)Sell 835 3.9075 (GBP)Sell 492 3.9125 (GBP)Sell 6 3.92 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) European etc. (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct 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 16.01.07 Contact name Braham,Emma Telephone number 44 20 7883 5798 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RHM PLC Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel(R)TMs website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange