RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

21 Dec 2006 11:33

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd21 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 20 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 98,609 (0.0284) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 98,609 (0.0284) (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 881 3.945 Buy 1652 3.945 Buy 1728 3.9225 Buy 1604 3.9225 Buy 1411 3.9225 Buy 762 3.9125 Buy 2424 3.9175 Buy 5300 3.9325 Buy 2800 3.91 Buy 3500 3.91 Buy 4700 3.91 Buy 700 3.9075 Buy 1391 3.9075 Buy 1500 3.9075 Buy 2000 3.9075 Buy 1500 3.915 Buy 1364 3.915 Buy 2131 3.915 Buy 1059 3.915 Buy 2081 3.9175 Buy 1026 3.9175 Buy 312 3.9175 Buy 1772 3.9175 Buy 2500 3.9175 Buy 3800 3.92 Buy 1189 3.92 Buy 43 3.92 Buy 2823 3.92 Buy 3541 3.92 Buy 3700 3.92 Buy 2109 3.92 Buy 13248 3.92 Buy 1175 3.92 Buy 1198 3.92 Buy 3511 3.92 Buy 1429 3.915 Sell 1150 3.9275 Sell 8048 3.945 Sell 1652 3.945 Sell 2516 3.92 Sell 2100 3.92 Sell 6500 3.9225 Sell 41 3.9225 Sell 3400 3.9225 Sell 2100 3.9225 Sell 94 3.9225 Sell 3659 3.9225 Sell 1657 3.9225 Sell 10000 3.9175 Sell 5322 3.9175 Sell 4678 3.9175 Sell 5600 3.92 Sell 2776 3.92 Sell 2295 3.9175 Sell 1117 3.9175 Sell 4246 3.9175 Sell 162 3.9175 Sell 10000 3.9175 Sell 930 3.9175 (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 21 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