Holding(s) in Company

RM PLC
30 January 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

RM plc



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No)



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)



Other (please specify): Initial implementation of the Transparency Directive


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Aberforth Partners LLP



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
                                                                                          No of shares

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc            Nortrust Nominees Ltd a/c Aberfrth          2,461,500
Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund                Nortrust Nominees Ltd a/c Aberfrth          2,597,376
Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc      Nortrust Nominees Ltd a/c Aberfrth            635,700
The Church Commissioners for England             The Church Commissioners for England          415,400
                                                 (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

20 January 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 January 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%



8. Notified details:

N/A





A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)


Ordinary shares                   6,109,976                          6,109,976

GB0002870417




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


Ordinary shares              N/A                      N/A          6,109,976            N/A         6.62%
GB0002870417



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.


N/A             N/A                   N/A                       N/A                         N/A





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


6,109,976                      6.62%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A



14. Contact name:

David Holland, Aberforth Partners LLP



15. Contact telephone number:

0131-220-0733



Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)



A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation



Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Aberforth Partners LLP



Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Contact:

14 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NS

Registered office:

Royal London House, 22-25 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1DX



Phone number:

0131-220-0733



Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Contact: David Holland



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)



Full name:

As above



Contact address:

As above



Phone number:

As above



Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

As above



C: Additional information :

None


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