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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd05 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 4 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 142,621 (0.0411) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 142,621 (0.0411) (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 459 3.585 Buy 464 3.6025 Buy 204 3.61 Buy 195 3.61 Buy 441 3.5925 Buy 501 3.595 Buy 1582 3.55 Buy 1666 3.545 Buy 1324 3.5925 Buy 1470 3.59 Buy 2309 3.5925 Buy 11503 3.5925 Buy 20876 3.5925 Buy 7107 3.5675 Buy 1346 3.8 Buy 2500 3.755 Buy 14800 3.7525 Buy 8693 3.5525 Buy 3459 3.5525 Buy 3439 3.5525 Buy 7480 3.6125 Buy 4285 3.5825 Buy 10000 3.5775 Buy 8148 3.575 Buy 6134 3.62 Buy 421 3.6025 Buy 9099 3.6025 Buy 8414 3.6025 Buy 20000 3.555 Buy 1097 3.555 Buy 10099 3.555 Buy 7000 3.5725 Buy 3494 3.5725 Buy 3026 3.5775 Buy 2292 3.59 Buy 67 3.6125 Buy 4000 3.625 Buy 8088 3.6225 Buy 13888 3.63 Buy 4371 3.63 Buy 13855 3.625 Buy 961 3.625 Buy 3692 3.62 Buy 10236 3.6225 Buy 10276 3.6225 Buy 108 3.6225 Buy 1100 3.6325 Buy 4528 3.6075 Buy 7500 3.6 Buy 1802 3.6 Buy 5000 3.57 Buy 1496 3.575 Buy 2575 3.575 Buy 153 3.5725 Buy 2445 3.5725 Buy 5847 3.57 Buy 794 3.575 Buy 5000 3.575 Buy 10000 3.57 Buy 2768 3.5775 Buy 8 3.5775 Buy 1637 3.58 Buy 1039 3.58 Buy 11677 3.58 Buy 1175 3.5575 Buy 1951 3.555 Buy 5000 3.5575 Buy 8214 3.56 Buy 2725 3.56 Buy 453 3.56 Buy 340 3.56 Buy 1225 3.56 Buy 1500 3.5625 Buy 304 3.5625 Buy 7573 3.585 Buy 5000 3.585 Buy 3500 3.5875 Buy 6724 3.595 Buy 5000 3.6 Buy 5000 3.5925 Buy 1916 3.68 Buy 15000 3.69 Buy 5000 3.69 Buy 2000 3.6625 Buy 2500 3.67 Buy 5000 3.64 Buy 9385 3.65 Buy 6779 3.64 Buy 2116 3.61 Buy 8104 3.61 Buy 3941 3.61 Buy 9997 3.615 Buy 10749 3.615 Buy 8729 3.6175 Sell 2455 3.59 Sell 4713 3.59 Sell 3118 3.59 Sell 1600 3.59 Sell 3251 3.59 Sell 1000 3.59 Sell 4149 3.59 Sell 2574 3.5875 Sell 3084 3.5775 Sell 5500 3.8025 Sell 8000 3.795 Sell 3846 3.7925 Sell 2000 3.78 Sell 7539 3.7525 Sell 4000 3.7525 Sell 5000 3.7425 Sell 17166 3.74 Sell 2489 3.73 Sell 8787 3.5475 Sell 1207 3.55 Sell 1465 3.55 Sell 7688 3.615 Sell 692 3.615 Sell 3400 3.615 Sell 20905 3.5875 Sell 10000 3.615 Sell 1834 3.6125 Sell 3500 3.6 Sell 3700 3.6 Sell 809 3.6 Sell 19498 3.55 Sell 5180 3.5825 Sell 5230 3.5825 Sell 1325 3.5825 Sell 6405 3.6025 Sell 1586 3.6075 Sell 8000 3.625 Sell 20000 3.6225 Sell 2000 3.6325 Sell 2681 3.6425 Sell 6792 3.645 Sell 3000 3.62 Sell 10000 3.62 Sell 5326 3.6275 Sell 1095 3.625 Sell 10000 3.625 Sell 3678 3.645 Sell 5000 3.5975 Sell 8800 3.59 Sell 5000 3.5875 Sell 11375 3.5775 Sell 2216 3.57 Sell 900 3.57 Sell 2239 3.5675 Sell 10000 3.565 Sell 9650 3.5775 Sell 10000 3.6 Sell 13505 3.5975 Sell 20876 3.5925 Sell 10000 3.6675 Sell 4000 3.6625 Sell 4210 3.66 Sell 20562 3.6475 Sell 5000 3.62 Sell 11766 3.61 Sell 3000 3.61 Sell 5272 3.61 Sell 737 3.61 Sell 5190 3.6175 Sell 4810 3.6175 Sell 10000 3.6175 Sell 1200 3.605 Sell 11770 3.605 Sell 2817 3.595 Sell 1000 3.595 Sell 653 3.595 Sell 501 3.595 Sell 1577 3.595 Sell 3864 3.595 Sell 182150 3.57941 Sell 182150 3.52395 (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 5 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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