Holding in Company

RM PLC
20 July 2000

                                 RM plc

The Company received notification today that on 19 July 2000 Standard Life
Investments sold 89,087 Ordinary Shares of 2p each in the Company on behalf of
Standard Life Group. This decreased the total held as a material interest to
5,566,351 shares being 5.96% of the issued stock of that class.


Registered Name                    No. of shares held

Stanlife Nominees Limited          5,566,351