Holding(s) in Company

RM PLC
11 January 2005

11 January 2005


RM plc


RM plc yesterday, received a communication dated 10 January 2005 from Schroder
Investment Management Limited, which stated that they have an interest in
22,669,812 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) 10,016,125 shares held in (a) unit trust(s) operated and
managed by an affiliated company, Schroder Unit Trusts Limited (SUTL) and
registered or to be registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited.



(ii)9,854,501 shares neither registered nor to be registered in
the name of Schroder Nominees. The registration details are shown below.


Registration                                                     No of Shares held


Mineworkers' Pension Scheme                                                            4,100,000

Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                                900,000

British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P                                               4,082,278

Chase Nominees Limited                                                                   750,000

Unibank Torvegade                                                                         22,223
                                                                                       9,854,501


A subsidiary company, Schroder Investment Management North America Limited
(SIMNA Ltd), is managing a portfolio on a similar basis, holding a further
2,799,186 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 22,669,812 shares,
representing some 25.273% of the total number of shares in issue, namely
89,700,795 shares.


This notification was made to us:


(a) in respect of Schroders interest as investment managers,


(b) on behalf of SUTL and SIMNA Limited in relation to the interest it is
treated as having under the Companies Act 1985 (the Act), and


(c) on behalf of Schroders plc., their holding company, which is treated as
having an interest in all of the above shares under the Act by virtue of its
ownership of SUTL, SIMNA Limited and themselves.


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