Contract Extension

RM PLC
28 April 2008


                                                                   28 April 2008


            RM agrees £7m contract extension with Leeds City Council

RM has reached agreement with Leeds City Council to extend the scope of its BSF
(Building Schools for the Future) ICT contract to include a further four
secondary schools. The Group announced in May 2007 that it been appointed by the
Council as Strategic ICT Partner for its fourteen-school BSF programme.

The four recently-built additional schools, which are not part of the Council's
BSF building programme, will receive the same sophisticated managed ICT service
as those schools included in the initial contract. They will also benefit from
the strategic ICT development advice and accredited continuing professional
development service which RM is providing to Education Leeds, Leeds City
Council's frontline education service.

Commenting on the contract confirmation, Tim Pearson, CEO of RM, said:

'Since we reached contractual agreement nine months ago, we've been working
closely with Education Leeds to make sure everything is in place to deliver
excellent ICT for the City's learners and teachers. Being chosen to provide ICT
for a further four secondary schools - outside of the BSF programme - reflects
the very positive reputation we're developing with educationalists in the City.'

Councillor Richard Harker, Leeds City Council's executive board member for
Learning, said:

'RM shares our vision and commitment to creating brilliant learning across
Leeds.

'By extending this partnership beyond our BSF schools we can make sure thousands
more of the City's young people benefit from the fantastic learning
opportunities which cutting edge technology brings.'


For further information, please contact:

Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc          08450 700300
Mark Antelme, Brunswick                   020 7404 5959


Notes to Editors:

1. Founded in 1973, the RM Group is a leading provider of educational
   products and services to schools, colleges and universities, local government
   and central government education departments and agencies. RM works closely 
   with educationalists to create new products, processes and technology which 
   improve teaching and learning. RM is listed on the main market of the London 
   Stock Exchange under the symbol RM.L

2. BSF (Building Schools for the Future) is the largest single schools
   capital investment programme for over 50 years. It aims to rebuild or renew
   every one of England's 3,500 state secondary schools during the lifetime of 
   the programme. A key part of the initiative is to ensure that local 
   authorities develop a sustainable, area-wide ICT strategy for schools in line 
   with the Government's personalised learning agenda: 10% of the funding is 
   ring-fenced for ICT.


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