RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

13 Dec 2006 11:06

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd13 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 12 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 90,587 (0.0262) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 90,587 (0.0262) (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 903 3.7775 Buy 41 3.7775 Buy 3096 3.7575 Buy 8059 3.7575 Buy 2466 3.7575 Buy 1873 3.7575 Buy 2180 3.745 Buy 1158 3.745 Buy 3162 3.745 Buy 5544 3.755 Buy 2239 3.755 Buy 9279 3.76 Buy 4039 3.76 Buy 2265 3.76 Buy 5000 3.76 Buy 4000 3.76 Buy 598 3.7625 Buy 4509 3.78 Buy 910 3.7825 Buy 9706 3.7825 Buy 3644 3.7825 Buy 1091 3.7725 Buy 971 3.7725 Buy 1346 3.755 Buy 497 3.77 Buy 1786 3.7725 Buy 1916 3.765 Buy 2068 3.76 Sell 1924 3.7775 Sell 3014 3.7575 Sell 3146 3.7525 Sell 29 3.7525 Sell 3694 3.755 Sell 1396 3.755 Sell 1586 3.7525 Sell 1604 3.755 Sell 4069 3.7525 Sell 1894 3.7525 Sell 95 3.7525 Sell 402 3.7525 Sell 122 3.7525 Sell 59 3.7525 Sell 238 3.7525 Sell 32 3.7525 Sell 349 3.7525 Sell 61 3.7525 Sell 70 3.7525 Sell 1508 3.7525 Sell 31 3.7525 Sell 157 3.7525 Sell 325 3.7525 Sell 1624 3.7775 Sell 4776 3.7775 Sell 300 3.775 Sell 1305 3.775 Sell 2879 3.77 Sell 33 3.77 Sell 1600 3.7875 Sell 3559 3.7875 Sell 1048 3.7875 Sell 402 3.7875 Sell 100 3.7875 Sell 700 3.78 Sell 1000 3.78 Sell 600 3.78 Sell 796 3.78 Sell 1160 3.7825 Sell 3250 3.7825 Sell 1048 3.7825 Sell 1185 3.7825 Sell 1239 3.7825 Sell 1957 3.7725 Sell 1000 3.7675 Sell 723 3.775 Sell 2082 3.775 Sell 717 3.775 Sell 11 3.7725 Sell 3068 3.7725 Sell 638 3.7725 Sell 1134 3.7725 Sell 1414 3.7725 Sell 1060 3.7725 Sell 625 3.7725 Sell 3655 3.7725 (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 13 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