RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

20 Dec 2006 10:43

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd20 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 19 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 94,788 (0.0274) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 94,788 (0.0274) (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 1295 4.005 Buy 1500 4.0075 Buy 20 4.0075 Buy 1397 4.0225 Buy 1339 4.01 Buy 1331 4.005 Buy 1190 4.0025 Buy 220 4.0025 Buy 1684 4 Buy 951 3.9925 Buy 9611 4.0025 Buy 8600 4.0025 Buy 1986 4.0025 Buy 2039 4.01 Buy 2363 4.01 Buy 2257 4.0025 Buy 1448 4.0025 Buy 2261 4.0025 Buy 4016 4.0025 Buy 2221 3.9825 Buy 3029 3.9825 Buy 2427 3.9825 Buy 3600 3.97 Buy 13700 3.975 Buy 39 3.9775 Buy 1457 3.9775 Buy 2109 3.9775 Buy 3507 3.9775 Buy 4085 3.9775 Buy 7659 3.9775 Buy 73 3.975 Buy 14 3.975 Buy 6041 3.9775 Buy 3367 3.9775 Sell 2087 4.0075 Sell 49 4.0075 Sell 20 4.0075 Sell 5000 4.0075 Sell 1500 4.0075 Sell 18761 3.9975 Sell 1365 3.9975 Sell 59 3.99 Sell 4039 3.9875 Sell 562 3.9875 Sell 10000 3.985 Sell 18844 3.98 Sell 6280 3.975 Sell 6500 3.975 Sell 18879 3.9725 (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 20 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