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Michael Page International PLC 23 August 2002 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE 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. SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) ( N/A %) of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 750,000 8) (0.20%) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction 21.8.02 11) Date company informed 23.8.02 12) Total holding following this notification 33,331,732 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.89% 14) Any additional information N/A 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries RICHARD McBRIDE 01753-849334 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 23/8/2002................ Letter to: Michael Page International plc Dated: 21 August 2002 SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION Notification of Decrease This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc, on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital International, Inc., Capital Research and Management Company, Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International S.A., and Capital International Limited, 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: 33,331,732 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B Letter from Capital Group Companies, Inc As at 21 August 2002 Michael Page International plc Number of Percent of shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 33,331,732 8.89% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds • Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,789,086.00 2.34% • Capital International Limited 6,260,939.00 1.67% • Capital International S.A. 4,698,582.00 1.25% • Capital International, Inc. 297,200.00 0.08% • Capital Research and Management Company 13,285,925.00 3.54% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Michael Page International plc As of 21 August 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 735,300 Bank of New York Nominees 60,300 Chase Nominees Limited 6,067,600 Midland Bank plc 720,400 Nortrust Nominees 1,157,300 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 48,186 TOTAL 8,789,086 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 88,200 Bank of New York Nominees 1,026,360 Chase Nominees Limited 1,416,020 Midland Bank plc 202,600 Bankers Trust 905,400 Barclays Bank 69,600 Citibank London 211,600 Morgan Guaranty 167,900 Nortrust Nominees 1,640,259 Lloyds Bank 45,600 Citibank NA 25,600 Deutsche Bank AG 250,200 HSBC Bank plc 146,500 KAS UK 60,500 Clydesdale Bank plc 4,600 TOTAL 6,260,939 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 78,300 Chase Nominees Limited 1,324,772 Credit Suisse London Branch 121,000 Midland Bank plc 142,700 Barclays Bank 29,400 Nortrust Nominees 13,600 Morgan Stanley 15,500 Royal Bank of Scotland 2,427,400 National Westminster Bank 167,700 Lloyds Bank 40,500 Citibank NA 54,800 Deutsche Bank AG 282,910 TOTAL 4,698,582 Capital International, Inc Registered Name Local Shares Nortrust Nominees 192,700 HSBC Bank plc 104,500 TOTAL 297,200 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 4,991,093 Chase Nominees Limited 8,294,832 TOTAL 13,285,925 Schedule B This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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