Trading Statement

RM PLC
25 March 2003

                                                                  25h March 2003


         Pre-close period update for six months ending 31st March 2003
                 RM confirms trading in line with expectations


As part of its normal investor relations activities RM plc, the leading supplier
of information and communications technology (ICT) and services to UK education,
is issuing a trading update prior to the end of its half year on 31st March
2003.

RM confirms that trading for the first six months of the year, and the current
outlook for the full year, are in line with expectations.

The Group's core schools ICT infrastructure business has performed
satisfactorily over the first six months of the year.  There has been good
demand for networking products in primary schools, though demand driven by major
projects in individual secondary schools remains slow.  As  expected, and
accounted for in the plan for the year, the Group continues to see relatively
weak demand in the digital learning resources market.

As anticipated at the time of the Group's preliminary results announcement,
increases in education funding are not translating into market growth because of
both increased teacher salary costs and local authority funding changes.

RM reported at its Preliminary results announcement that long-term strategic
projects would be increasingly important to the business, both to underpin the
Group's core activities and provide opportunities for the development of RM's
education services business.  There has been very good progress in this area of
the Group's activities during the first half of this year.  Since November, RM
has announced a number of long-term project wins worth, in aggregate, at least
£80 million over seven years.  These projects will help offset the expected
reduction in business from the Learning Schools Programme (LSP) in the current
year, as well as providing additional visibility of future years' revenues.


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For further information, please contact:
Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc                              08709 200200
Andrew Fenwick/Mark Antelme, Brunswick                        020 7404 5959


Notes to Editors:
     
1.   The value of long-term project wins includes one contract - the extension 
     of the Group's contract to provide managed ICT services in South 
     Lanarkshire - which is still at preferred bidder stage.

2.   In its Preliminary Results announcement, dated 25th November 2002, RM 
     stated:

     'RM has a highly seasonal business, with the majority of revenue arising 
     in the second half and gross profit margins materially higher in the second 
     half than in the first.  The current year will benefit from a full year of 
     cost reductions and, as a result, we expect a significant decrease in the 
     first half loss.

     'For the year as a whole, we expect turnover to be broadly flat.  There 
     will be significant reduction in turnover from LSP, but we expect this to 
     be offset by growth elsewhere including some contribution from our 
     strategic projects activity.  We have put in place a business plan that 
     recognises the significant changes in RM's market environment and still 
     delivers an acceptable level of earnings growth.

     'Looking further ahead it is clear that education, and increasing private 
     sector involvement in education, remain important government priorities.  
     RM is a leading commercial provider to education in the UK and we intend to 
     capitalise on the opportunities our skills, products, services and market 
     position will offer us.'

3.   Recent strategic project wins announced by RM are:
                         
     4th March 2003  South Lanarkshire - RM appointed        Approx. £4.5m pa
                     preferred bidder to provide a major     (over 7 years)
                     managed ICT teaching  and learning     
                     service.

     17th Feb 2003   Qualifications and Curriculum           £23m (over 6 years)
                     Authority - RM to provide a Key 
                     Stage 3 ICT online assessment 
                     services for schools in England.

     6th Feb 2003    Northern Ireland - RM to provide        £21m (over 5 years)
                     infrastructure software and services 
                     and computer hardware to all
                     post primary and special needs 
                     schools in Northern Ireland.

     9th Jan 2003    INDIGO - RM to develop online            £4.7m
                     continuing professional development 
                     service for the DfES that help teachers
                     incorporate ICT into subject teaching.



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