RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

19 Dec 2006 11:21

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd19 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 18 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 89,897 (0.0259) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 89,897 (0.0259) (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 761 4.0025 Buy 9624 3.9925 Buy 4836 3.9925 Buy 2586 3.9925 Buy 4400 3.9925 Buy 9300 3.9925 Buy 1700 3.9925 Buy 18785 3.99 Buy 2600 3.9875 Buy 5009 3.9925 Buy 6200 3.9925 Buy 1583 3.9925 Buy 1607 3.9925 Buy 1594 3.99 Buy 1628 3.9875 Buy 1449 4.01 Buy 2065 3.99 Sell 238 3.9975 Sell 601 3.9975 Sell 4824 3.99 Sell 8414 3.99 Sell 974 3.99 Sell 1085 3.99 Sell 2342 3.99 Sell 9000 3.99 Sell 5065 3.99 Sell 13731 3.99 Sell 11010 3.985 Sell 3320 3.985 Sell 1734 3.99 Sell 1818 3.99 Sell 1861 3.99 Sell 1610 3.995 (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 19 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