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               04 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      14,508,656     4.17%       696,023       0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives      453,574     0.13%       219,773       0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             14,962,230     4.30%       915,796       0.26%


(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      34,500               3.5975
Purchase      18,000               3.5297
Purchase      600                  2.7131
Purchase      275,000              3.5606
Purchase      186,000              3.6028
Purchase      275,000              3.5931
Purchase      14,562               3.5987
Sale          2,000                3.5600
Sale          1,900                3.5600
Sale          6,000                3.5600
Sale          3,000                3.5600
Sale          3,000                3.5600
Sale          1,400                3.5600
Sale          3,300                3.5300
Sale          3,050                3.5300
Sale          2,000                3.5600
Sale          5,000                3.5250
Sale          14,843               3.5866
Sale          2,000                3.5250
Sale          2,675                3.5600
Sale          1,475                3.5600
Sale          3,500                3.5600
Sale          2,625                3.5600
Sale          2,250                3.5600
Sale          1,500                3.5600
Sale          1,500                3.5600
Sale          1,950                3.5300
Sale          2,625                3.5600
Sale          4,000                3.5300
Sale          1,800                3.5300
Sale          55,670               3.5323
Sale          14,240               3.6183
Sale          1,400                3.5300
Sale          1,000                3.5250
Sale          3,500                3.5300
Sale          1,850                3.5600
Sale          1,700                3.5600
Sale          1,000                3.5600
Sale          2,000                3.5250
Sale          400                  3.5511
Sale          1,500                3.5600
Sale          5,000                3.5600
Sale          1,075                3.5300
Sale          3,500                3.5600
Sale          2,700                3.5600
Sale          1,250                3.5511
Sale          4,000                3.5600
Sale          650                  3.5511
Sale          4,000                3.5600
Sale          3,000                3.5600
Sale          3,500                3.5600
Sale          2,500                3.5250
Sale          2,000                3.5300
Sale          2,500                3.5600
Sale          2,750                3.5600
Sale          123,000              3.5926
Sale          2,000                3.5250
Sale          2,000                3.5250
Sale          4,500                3.5300
Sale          224,200              3.6200
Sale          2,400                3.5300
Sale          1,800                3.5600
Sale          1,600                3.5250
Sale          1,500                3.5900
Sale          3,000                3.5600
Sale          5,000                3.5600
Sale          4,000                3.5600
Sale          1,350                3.5200
Sale          2,450                3.5600
Sale          1,000                3.5511
Sale          2,000                3.5600
Sale          3,000                3.5600
Sale          2,913                3.5323
Sale          2,650                3.5600
Sale          2,000                3.5300
Sale          3,000                3.5600
Sale          2,000                3.5250
Sale          1,900                3.5600
Sale          1,000                3.5511
Sale          5,000                3.5600
Sale          2,075                3.5600
Sale          3,000                3.5755
Sale          19,152               3.6250
Sale          500                  3.5511
Sale          1,675                3.5600
Sale          1,700                3.5600
Sale          1,600                3.5300
Sale          5,000                3.5600
Sale          2,275                3.5600
Sale          1,875                3.5600
Sale          2,200                3.5300

  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)                      Securities
CFD              Short          600                2.7130
CFD              Short          18000              3.5296
CFD              Short          98984              3.5970
CFD              Short          34500              3.5975
CFD              Short          14562              3.5986
CFD              Short          186000             3.6027
CFD              Long           14843              3.5866
CFD              Long           14240              3.6182
CFD              Long           224200             3.6200
CFD              Long           19152              3.6250


  (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                         05 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