Purchase of Own Securities

RM PLC
16 July 2002

16 July 2002





                        RM plc - purchase of own shares


RM plc, the UK's leading supplier of ICT software, systems and services to
education establishments, announces that today it purchased for cancellation
900,000 ordinary shares of 2p each at a price of 73p per share.

The shares purchased by RM today represent approximately 0.96% of the Group's
issued share capital.

Since receiving approval at its AGM on 23rd January 2002 to buy back up to 5% of
its issued share capital, the Group has purchased a total of 1,650,000 shares.
This represents approximately 1.75% of the Group's issued share capital.



For further information, please contact:



Phil Hemmings              RM plc             08709 200200



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