RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

8 Dec 2006 11:40

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd08 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 7 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 54,468 (0.0159) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 54,468 (0.0159) (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 1640 3.765 Buy 3736 3.765 Buy 14189 3.775 Buy 3500 3.775 Buy 2914 3.775 Buy 6380 3.775 Buy 99 3.775 Buy 2692 3.775 Buy 2366 3.77 Buy 2663 3.78 Buy 7340 3.78 Buy 2500 3.77 Buy 2402 3.77 Buy 8974 3.77 Buy 5515 3.77 Buy 2402 3.77 Buy 4385 3.77 Sell 807 3.775 Sell 900 3.7725 Sell 814 3.77 Sell 3 3.7675 Sell 740 3.7675 Sell 673 3.77 Sell 273 3.7725 Sell 3000 3.7725 Sell 273 3.7725 Sell 16633 3.7725 Sell 6633 3.7775 Sell 3914 3.7775 Sell 1270 3.7775 Sell 900 3.7725 Sell 3300 3.7725 Sell 16000 3.7675 Sell 4759 3.7675 (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 8 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