Holding/Directors 'Sharehldng

Michael Page International PLC
2 April 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC. AND CERTAIN SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD     -         6,165,000
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD            -        25,539,900
     MIDLAND BANK PLC              -         1,590,000
     NORTRUST NOMINEES             -         1,090,700



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      34,385,600

6)   (9.17%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

      28/3/2001

11)  Date company informed

      30/03/2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

      34,385,600
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      9.17%

14)  Any additional information

      N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      DAVID WISE

      01753 849335

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification ...2nd April 2001.........


Letter to Michael Page International plc

29 March 2001

Michael Page International plc
39-41 Parker Street
London WC2B 5LN
United Kingdom

Re:. Section-198 Notification

Company Secretary:

Enclosed is a Section 198 Notification dated 28 March 2001.

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CGC) is a holding company for several
subsidiary companies engaged in investment management business. The investment
management business is divided into two operational groups, represented by
Capital Research and Management Company ('CRMC') and Capital Group
International, Inc. ('GII'). CRMC is a U.S.- based investment adviser that
manages The American Funds Group of mutual funds. CGII is the parent company of
five companies that serve as investment managers to various institutional
clients around the globe: Capital Guardian Trust Company in the U.S., Capital
International, Inc. in the U.S. and Singapore, Capital International Limited in
the United Kingdom, Capital International S.A, in Switzerland and Capital
International K.K. in Japan.  For a more complete description of our
organization, please visit our Web site at www.capgroup.com.

Neither CGC nor any of its subsidiaries own shares of your company for their
own account. Rather, the shares reported in this Notification are owned by
accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or  more of the
investment management companies described above. Furthermore, CRMC and CGII
act separately from one another and from CGC in exercising investment discretion
over their managed accounts.

For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of
375,000,000  shares was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of the
relevant share capital which determine the notifiable interest. We believe this
outstanding share balance is current; however, if this number is not accurate,
please contact us as soon as possible so we may make the necessary revisions  to
this Notification.

Romeo Y. Ybanez
Compliance Associate

Date:               28 March 2001

                            SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION
                               Notification of New

  This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., on behalf of its
affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International
Limited, and Capital Research and Management Company, pursuant to Section 198 of
the Companies Act 1985.

The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue
of holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A).  These holdings form
part of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies.

    Share capital to which this relates:

        Ordinary Shares (375,000,000 shares outstanding)

    Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest:

        34,385,600                        

    Name(s) of registered holder(s):

        See Schedule B



 Schedule A

As of 28 March 2001

Michael Page International plc
                                                 Number of        Percent of    
                                                 Shares           Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, ('CG') holdings   34,385,600          9.17%
               

Holdings, by CG Management Companies and 
Funds:

* Capital Guardian Trust Company                8,568,700          2.28%

* Capital International Limited                    16,900          0.00%

* Capital Research and Management Company      25,800,000          6.88%
     * Capital Income Builder                  14,800,000          3.95%


                                 


Schedule B


Schedule of holdings in Michael Page International plc
                As of 28 March 2001 

                     Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name                                                  Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                      765,000

Chase Nominees Limited                                           5,139,900

Midland Bank plc                                                 1,590,000

Nortrust Nominees                                                1,073,800

                                                  TOTAL          8,568,700


                        Schedule  B
                                  
                    Capital International Limited

Registered Name                                                Local Shares

Nortrust Nominees                                               16,900

                                                  TOTAL         16,900
                                 
                    Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name                                                Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                     5,400,000

Chase Nominees Limited                                           20,400,000

                                                     TOTAL       25,800,000


                         MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC
                    ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RESTRICTED SHARE SCHEME
                                  2nd APRIL 2001

On 2 April 2001, Spherion Inc. transferred to Mourant & Co. Trustees, as trustee
of the Michael Page Employee Benefit Trust ('the Trustee'), 22,500,000 ordinary
shares in Michael Page International plc ('the Company').

The Company has granted provisional allocations to 42 senior executives in the
Michael Page group, under which shares held by the Trustee will be transferred
to each executive for no cost in three years time provided that the executive is
still in employment at the date of transfer.

The following provisional allocations have been granted to executive directors.

Name of Director    No. of Ordinary Shares

T. Benson             5,437,500
S. Burke              3,000,000
S. Ingham             1,593,750
C.H.Dumon             3,000,000
S. Puckett              140,625

In addition to the provisional allocations listed above, each executive director
is deemed to have a technical interest in all of the ordinary shares held by the
Trustee referred to above and in a further 5,714,286 ordinary shares acquired by
the Trustee in connection with the Initial Public Offering of shares of the
Company.


NAME:   TIM WEBBER, COMPANY SECRETARY

DATE:   2 APRIL 2001