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Michael Page International PLC 27 September 2001 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST AXA SA 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. SEE SCHEDULE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 8,027,083 6) ( 2.14%) 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 27/9/01 11) Date company informed 27/9/01 12) Total holding following this notification 56,556,776 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 15.08% 14) Any additional information N/A 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries JEREMY TATHAM 01753 849338 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ....27/9/2001.......... Letter to Michael Page Plc - Dated 27 September 2001 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ('THE ACT') MICHAEL PAGE PLC This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd. We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A, of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its subsidiaries who are deemed to have an interest in these shares. AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 56,556,776 shares ORD 1P in the 375,000,000 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficial interest of 45,355,802 shares (12.09%) and a non- beneficial interest of 11,200,974 shares (2.99%). The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 25/09/01, is as per the Appendix below. This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest holding from 11.97% to 12.09%. Letter from: AXA Investment Managers DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 MICHAEL PAGE PLC shares ORD 1P Total number of shares held as at 25/09/01 was 56,556,776 the breakdown of which is set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered as company/Fund Shares Beneficial owners AXA UK Investment Co 35,000 Trustees of AXA HSBC Global Custody ICVC UK Investment Co Nominee (UK) Extra Income Fund ICVC Limited (Non-Beneficial) Extra Income Fund a/c 845030 AXA UK Investment Co 7,473 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody ICVC Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) UK Tracker Fund UK Tracker Fund Limited (Non-Beneficial) a/c 845315 AXA UK Investment Co 400,000 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody ICVC Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) Distribution Fund Distribution Fund Limited (Non-Beneficial) a/c 845029 AXA UK Investment Co 3,400,000 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody ICVC Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) UK Equity Income Fund UK Equity Income Limited (Non-Beneficial) Fund a/c 845017 AXA UK Investment Co 845,000 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody ICVC Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) UK Growth Fund UK Growth Fund Limited (Non-Beneficial) a/c 845005 AXA UK Investment Co 120,000 Trustees of AXA UK HSBC Global Custody ICVC Investment Co ICVC Nominee (UK) UK Opportunities Fund UK Opportunities Limited (Non-Beneficial) Fund a/c 889596 Pan Euro UK Secure 250,000 Pan Euro UK Secure Barclays Nominees Growth Growth Ltd (Non-Beneficial) a/c 6000BQ Sun Life Global 33,143 Trustees of the Sun Bank Generale Management Ltd Life Luxembourg UK Growth Global Management a/c 750749 (Non-Beneficial) UK Growth Sun Life Global 50,000 Trustees of the Sun Bank Generale Management Ltd Life Luxembourg Distribution Global Management a/c 750749 (Non-Beneficial) Distribution AXA World Funds 100,000 (Registration British Equities Fund details available (Non-Beneficial) upon request) AXA World Funds 12,000 (Registration UK Balanced details available (Non-Beneficial) upon request) Sun Life Nominees Ltd 211,685 Trustees of the Abb HSBC Global Custody A/c 10 Kent Pension Scheme Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Limited a/c 777043 Sun Life Nominees Ltd 91,564 Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody A/c 18 WABCO Automotive Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) UK Pensions Scheme Limited a/c 777086 Sun Life Nominees Ltd 61,648 Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody A/c 20 Princes Pension Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Scheme Limited a/c 777094 Sun Life Nominees Ltd 115,715 Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody A/c 29 Cobham Pension Plan Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Limited a/c 777167 Sun Life Nominees Ltd 16,903 Trustees of the HSBC Global Custody A/c 31 Princes (1977) Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Pension Scheme Limited a/c 785078 Sun Life Nominees Ltd 68,243 Eldridge Pope HSBC Global Custody A/c 32 Pension Fund Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Limited a/c 873426 Sun Life Pensions 1,775,796 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) (Beneficial) Limited a/c 867815 Sun Life Pensions 2,570,111 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 867396 Sun Life Pensions 7,870,539 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 867372 Sun Life Pensions 8,650 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 887553 Sun Life Pensions 9,360 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 887565 Sun Life Pensions 9,480 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 887577 Sun Life Pensions 9,470 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 887589 Sun Life Pensions 9,310 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 887590 Sun Life Pensions 9,250 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 887607 Sun Life Pensions 9,250 Sun Life Pensions HSBC Global Custody Management Ltd Management Ltd Nominee (UK) A/c X Limited (Beneficial) a/c 887619 Sun Life Assurance 13,494,975 Sun Life Assurance HSBC Global Custody Society Plc Society Plc Nominee (UK) (Beneficial) Limited a/c 776934 Sun Life Unit Assurance 750,000 Sun Life Unit HSBC Global Custody Ltd A/c X Assurance Ltd Nominee (UK) (Beneficial) Limited a/c 867050 Sun Life Pensions 21,300 Sun Life Pensions RBSTB nominees Management Ltd Management Ltd designation Sunpen (Beneficial) Sun Life International 300,000 Sun Life Sun Life (IOM) Ltd International (IOM) International (Beneficial) Ltd Isle of Man Limited a/c a/c SL11 AXA France 848,500 (Registration (Non-Beneficial) details available upon requested) AXA Sun Life plc 18,508,331 AXA Sun Life plc Axa Sun Life plc (frmly Axa Equity & (frmly Axa Equity Law Life Assurance & Law Life Assurance Society plc) Society plc) (Beneficial) AXA General Unit 450,000 HSBC Global Custody HSBC Global Custody Trust Nominee (UK) Nominee (UK) (Non-Beneficial) Limited Limited as Trustees of the a/c 880868 Trust AXA UK Group Pension 3,973,100 AXA UK Group Chase Nominees Ltd Scheme Pension Scheme (Non-Beneficial) AXA Ireland Pension Fund 110,000 AXA Ireland Pension (Registration (Non-Beneficial) Fund details available upon request) Holding as % of Issued Capital Total Beneficial Interest 45,355,802 12.09 Total Non-Beneficial Interest 11,200,974 2.99 Total 56,556,776 15.08% AXA Financial, Inc - previously named as Equitable Companies, Inc

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