The structure and magnetic properties of RCo8Mn4 compounds with R = Pr, Y, Gd, Tb and Dy are investigated in this paper. All the RCo8Mn4 compounds crystallize in the ThMn12‐type structure. The Curie temperature and the saturation magnetization for these compounds are reported. The mean‐field constants, related to the R‐3d exchange interaction, of TbCo8Mn4 and DyCo8Mn4 compounds have also been obtained.