Rule 8.3 - RHM PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              RHM PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.001
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               07 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 (Note 3)
                            Long                    Short

                      Number       (%)        Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      12,822,688     3.68%       537,006       0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      433,709     0.12%       232,382       0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             13,256,397     3.81%       769,388       0.22%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      45,600               3.7750
Purchase      38,967               3.7741
Purchase      34,975               3.7675
Purchase      2,648                3.7675
Purchase      1,000                3.7734
Sale          69,700               3.7709
Sale          1,500                3.7730
Sale          103,020              3.7703
Sale          92,220               3.7703
Sale          12,141               3.7702
Sale          114,781              3.7703
Sale          168,999              3.7703
Sale          168,999              3.7703
Sale          327,517              3.7703


  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)                      Securities
CFD              Short          92893              3.7702
CFD              Short          1000               3.7734
CFD              Short          38967              3.7740
CFD              Short          45600              3.7750
CFD              Long           12141              3.7701
CFD              Long           69700              3.7708


  (c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities



(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)                                         (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)





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 relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         08 December 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk