AGM Statement

Robert Walters PLC
05 May 2006

05 MAY 2006



                               ROBERT WALTERS PLC

                       ('Robert Walters' or 'the Group')



                           AGM Trading Statement 2006





At the Robert Walters plc Annual General Meeting to be held today, Timothy
Barker, Chairman, will make the following statement:


'In the announcement of our preliminary results for the year ended 31 December
2005, I said that the current year had started well and I believed that net fee
income in the first quarter would exceed that achieved in the same period in
2005.


I am pleased to report that this was indeed the case and furthermore net fee
income for the first four months of the year was around 25% higher than that in
the same period of last year.  This is a more representative period of trading
within the business as Easter fell in the first quarter in 2005. All regions
performed well and I look forward to reporting another year of strong trading.


The Group also previously announced its intention in the current year to
continue the share buy back programme, and has so far purchased one million
shares at an average price of £2.31. We intend to continue with this programme.'



ENQUIRIES:

Robert Walters plc
Robert Walters, Chief Executive                          [phone]
Ian Nash, Finance Director

Pelham PR
James Henderson                                          [phone]

Archie Berens                                            [phone]




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