Director/PDMR Shareholding

Michael Page International PLC
08 March 2006


                           MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC

     ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MICHAEL PAGE INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN ("INCENTIVE 
    SHARE PLAN"), THE MICHAEL PAGE ANNUAL BONUS PLAN ("ANNUAL BONUS PLAN") 
  AND THE MICHAEL PAGE EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME ("ESOS") - 7 MARCH 2006

On 7 March 2006 Mourant & Co. Trustees Limited, as trustee of the Michael Page
Employees' Benefit Trust ("the  Trustee"), transferred for nil cost, as deferred
share awards/options and performance share awards/options, the  beneficial
interest in ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") in Michael Page
International plc ("the Company")  to the executive directors and persons
discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") of the Company, as set out in 
the table below, subject to the rules of the Incentive Share Plan and the Annual
Bonus Plan.

             Annual Bonus Plan              Incentive Share Plan
              Deferred Shares     Deferred Shares    Performance Shares
Director
S Ingham           143,761              68,133            34,067
S Puckett          146,202              68,133            34,067

             Annual Bonus Plan              Incentive Share Plan
              Deferred Options     Deferred Options   Performance Options
                (nil cost)             (nil cost)           (nil cost)
Director
C-H Dumon          140,710              68,133            34,067

PDMR
C Adams             nil                  32,600            16,300

In addition, Michael Page International plc announces that on 7 March 2006 it
granted 50,000 options over ordinary  shares of 1p each to A Wayland (PDMR) at
an exercise price of 309.9p.The period during which the options may be 
exercised will be between 2009 and 2016. No amount was paid in respect of the
grant of any of the options.

In addition to the awards/options listed above, each executive director and
person discharging managerial  responsibility is deemed to have a technical
interest in the 3,142,639 remaining Ordinary Shares held beneficially and 
legally by the Trustee.

This announcement is made in accordance with DR 3.1.4 R(1)(a) and 
DR 3.1.4 R(1)(b).

Michael Page International plc
Richard McBride , Company Secretary            01932 264141

Financial Dynamics
Richard Mountain                              020 7269 7291




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