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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd29 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 CSS (EUROPE) LTD Company dealt in RHM PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 28-Dec-2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 117443 0.034(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 117443 0.034 0 0 (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(1) Relevant Securities(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)Buy 4900 3.8175 (GBP)Buy 4603 3.775 (GBP)Buy 4482 3.775 (GBP)Buy 4198 3.7725 (GBP)Buy 3437 3.7625 (GBP)Buy 3104 3.7725 (GBP)Buy 2965 3.7725 (GBP)Buy 2384 3.815 (GBP)Buy 2339 3.81 (GBP)Buy 2187 3.815 (GBP)Buy 1934 3.81 (GBP)Buy 1917 3.775 (GBP)Buy 1646 3.78 (GBP)Buy 1578 3.775 (GBP)Buy 1465 3.815 (GBP)Buy 1110 3.765 (GBP)Buy 987 3.81 (GBP)Buy 782 3.77 (GBP)Buy 593 3.815 (GBP)Buy 484 3.8175 (GBP)Buy 143 3.81 (GBP)Sell 7654 3.8 (GBP)Sell 6138 3.78 (GBP)Sell 5000 3.77 (GBP)Sell 2800 3.79 (GBP)Sell 2800 3.8075 (GBP)Sell 2416 3.77 (GBP)Sell 2396 3.7675 (GBP)Sell 2355 3.765 (GBP)Sell 2316 3.7675 (GBP)Sell 2208 3.7875 (GBP)Sell 1786 3.7875 (GBP)Sell 1736 3.81 (GBP)Sell 1638 3.79 (GBP)Sell 1638 3.79 (GBP)Sell 1577 3.775 (GBP)Sell 1148 3.7725 (GBP)Sell 1031 3.785 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.7725 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.7875 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.78 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.7875 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.815 (GBP)Sell 1000 3.815 (GBP)Sell 891 3.78 (GBP)Sell 798 3.7725 (GBP)Sell 554 3.78 (GBP)Sell 531 3.7725 (GBP)Sell 529 3.7825 (GBP)Sell 469 3.775 (GBP)Sell 386 3.7725 (GBP)Sell 247 3.815 (GBP)Sell 232 3.7925 (GBP)Sell 200 3.78 (GBP)Sell 191 3.775 (GBP)Sell 139 3.775 (GBP)Sell 123 3.8075 (GBP)Sell 88 3.815 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. American, Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price European etc.Expiry received per unitoption etc. (Note 6) date (Note 4) (ii) ExercisingProduct 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 INFORMATIONAgreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull 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 Contact name Telephone number Name of offeree/offeror with which connected RHM PLC Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR NotesThe Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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