Purchase of Own Securities

RM PLC
30 September 2002

30 September 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
800,000 ordinary shares of 2p each at a price of 60p per share.

The shares purchased by RM today represent approximately 0.88% 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 4,680,088 shares.
This represents approximately 4.96% of the Group's issued share capital.



For further information, please contact:



Phil Hemmings                         RM plc                        08709 200200


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