Holding(s) in Company

RM PLC
25 March 2002



25 March 2002

                                   RM plc


On 22 March 2002 RM plc received a letter dated 21 March 2002 from Schroder
Investment Management Limited, which stated that they have an interest in
9,016,154 shares of the Company, which are held in portfolios managed by them on
a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.


Included in this figure are:

(i)   30,000 shares registered or to be registered in the name of
      a wholly owned subsidiary nominee company, Schroder Nominees Limited 
      (Schroder Nominees).

(ii)  3,811,109 shares held in (a) unit trust(s) operated and
      managed by another wholly owned subsidiary, Schroder Unit Trusts Limited 
      (SUTL) and registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees 
      Limited.

(iii) 5,175,045 shares neither registered nor to be registered in
      the name of Schroder Nominees or Chase Nominees Limited. The registration
      details are shown below.


      Registration                                            No of Shares held


      BT Globenet Nominees Limited a/c: 6B                              249,000
      Chase Nominees Limited                                            650,000
      Imperial Pensions Nominees Limited                                950,000
      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c: R                              1,060,045
      British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P                        2,266,000
                                                                      5,175,045


An affiliated company, Schroder Investment Management North America Inc (SIMNA
Inc), is managing a portfolio on a similar basis, holding a further 1,264,000
shares. This holding is registered or to be registered in the name of Chase
Nominees Limited.

Schroder Investment Management Limited, their subsidiary and affiliated company
are therefore interested in an overall aggregate of 10,280,154 shares,
representing some 10.892% of the total number of shares in issue, namely
94,380,883 shares.


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