RHM.L Regulatory News (RHM)

21 Dec 2006 12:31

Credit Suisse Asset Management Ltd21 December 2006 FORM 8.1(b)(ii) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT FUND MANAGERS ON BEHALF OF DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rule 8.1(b)(ii) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt fund manager CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED, LONDON Company dealt in RHM PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate 1 COMMON STOCK PAR GBP 0.1 Date of dealing 20 DECEMBER 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in 2 Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 3 3,661,609 (1.05) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,661,609 (1.05) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in 2 Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 3 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe 2 Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS 4 (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit 5SALE 586,541 3.9175 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short 6 Number of securities 7 Price per unit 5 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date money call purchasing, to which American, paid/ option varying the option European received etc. relates 7 etc. per unit 5 (ii) Exercising Product name, Number of Exercise price per unit 5e.g. call securities option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) 4 Nature of transaction 7 Details Price per unit (if applicable) 5 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? 9 NO Date of disclosure 21 DECEMBER 2006 Contact name ROSS KEOGH Telephone number 020 7883 9746 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RHM PLC Nature of connection 10 EXEMPT FUND MANAGER IS UNDER THE SAME CONTROL AS A CONNECTED ADVISOR TO THE OFFEREE Notes 1. See the definition of "relevant securities" in the Definitions Section ofthe Code. 2. See Note 5 on Rule 8 and the definition of "interests in securities" inthe Definitions Section of the Code. Rights to subscribe for new shares shouldbe disclosed separately from interests and short positions in existingsecurities. Rights to subscribe include directors' and other executive options. 3. Where relevant securities are held within a fund in respect of which seedcapital represents 10% or more of the funds under management, specify thepercentage of seed capital in addition to the amount of stock held within thatfund. 4. See the definition of "dealings" in the Definitions Section of the Code. 5. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. 6. If a long position has been increased or a short position reduced as aresult of the dealing, write "long". If a short position has been increased ora long position reduced as a result of the dealing, write "short". If thedealing has not resulted in a long or short position being increased or reduced,give details of the variation or other dealing. 7. See Note 3 on the definition of "interests in securities" in theDefinitions Section of the Code. 8. State type of dealing, e.g. "subscription", "conversion", "exercise" etc. 9. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (otherthan CFDs), or where there is an agreement to purchase or to sell, SupplementalForm 8 should be completed. 10. See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" inthe Definitions Section of the Code. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which 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