Holding(s) in Company

Michael Page International PLC
8 December 2003

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC


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.

     UNKNOWN


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     UNKNOWN

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     3/12/03


11)  Date company informed

     8/12/03


12)  Total holding following this notification

     10,954,685

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.01%


14)  Any additional information



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 ........................8 DECEMBER 2003



                    LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

MICHAEL PAGE INTL                                                 SEDOL: 3023231

As at 3 December 2003 BARCLAYS PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 10,954,685 ORD GBP0.01 representing 3.01% of the issued
share capital of 363,662,799 units.

LEGAL ENTITY                                   HOLDING               PERCENTAGE HELD

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                 475,062               0.1306
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd            13,592                0.0037
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &        88,322                0.0243
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                  8,333,101             2.2914
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd        63,508                0.0175
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                1,981,100             0.5448

                    Group Holding              10,954,685            3.0123



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