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Michael Page International PLC 4 August 2003 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FIDELITY INVESTMENTS 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 NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST 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. 3,183,194 6) ( 0.88%) 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 29/7/03 11) Date company informed 4/8/03 12) Total holding following this notification 25,612,239 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.04% 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 4/8/2003 Amendment #3 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Michael Page International Plc 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.) B Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. BOX HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit trust schemes in the U.K. notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4) (b) of the Act, namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. Schedule A SECURITY: Michael Page International Plc Amendment No. 2 MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME (Ordinary Shares) 122,976 FMRCO HSBC 6,616,151 FISL Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited 480,362 FPM HSBC 976,775 FPM Chase Nominees Ltd 278,472 FPM Northern Trust 702,158 FPM Bankers Trust 102,045 FPM Citibank 134,617 FPM Bank of New York London 9,775,234 FIL HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited 437,682 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London 764,552 FIL Bank of New York London 216,716 FIL Bank of New York Brussels 647,982 FIL Northern Trust 57,867 FIL State Street Bank & Trust 1,174,904 FIL JP Morgan 712,617 FIL Nortrust Nominees Ltd 72,508 FIL Chase Manhattan Bank London 187,847 FIL JP Morgan 97,625 FIL State Street Nominees Ltd 169,383 FIL Morgan Stanley 1,883,766 FIL Chase Nominees Ltd TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES: 25,612,239 CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE: 7.04% SHARES IN ISSUE: 363,912,800 Change in holdings since last filing: +3,183,194 ordinary shares DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE CAPITAL GROUP OF 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 6,821,718 8) ( 1.88%) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES 10) Date of transaction 28/7/03 11) Date company informed 4/8/03 12) Total holding following this notification 14,226,762 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.91% 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 4/8/2003 Letter to Michael Page International plc Dated 29 July 2003 SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION Notification of Decrease This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International, Inc., 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 (363,662,799 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 14,226,762 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B As of 28 July 2003 Michael Page International plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 14,226,762 3.912% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,524,040 0.969% • Capital International Limited 3,278,014 0.901% • Capital International S.A. 3,683,208 1.013% • Capital International, Inc. 131,500 0.036% • Capital Research and Management Company 3,610,000 0.993% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Michael Page International plc As of 28 July 2003 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 47,900 Chase Nominees Limited 2,492,564 Midland Bank plc 123,400 Citibank London 56,100 Nortrust Nominees 781,690 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 22,386 TOTAL 3,524,040 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 70,900 Bank of New York Nominees 930,900 Northern Trust 124,800 Chase Nominees Limited 871,520 Midland Bank plc 138,400 Bankers Trust 109,400 Barclays Bank 21,500 Morgan Guaranty 138,100 Nortrust Nominees 496,324 Lloyds Bank 32,400 Deutsche Bank AG 208,200 HSBC Bank plc 70,070 Mellon Bank N.A. 35,500 KAS UK 25,400 Clydesdale Bank plc 4,600 TOTAL 3,278,014 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 51,600 Chase Nominees Limited 1,275,437 Credit Suisse London Branch 86,900 Midland Bank plc 91,700 Nortrust Nominees 11,100 Morgan Stanley 12,600 Royal Bank of Scotland 1,396,300 MSS Nominees Limited 47,800 J.P. Morgan 203,900 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 86,700 National Westminster Bank 120,700 Lloyds Bank 23,500 Deutsche Bank AG 274,971 TOTAL 3,683,208 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares Nortrust Nominees 85,100 HSBC Bank Plc 46,400 TOTAL 131,500 Schedule B Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 3,610,000 TOTAL 3,610,000 Schedule B Letter from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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