Holding in Company

Michael Page International PLC
27 September 2001

 
                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

AXA SA
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 SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.


8,027,083

6)   ( 2.14%) 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

27/9/01


11)  Date company informed

27/9/01


12)  Total holding following this notification


56,556,776
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

15.08%


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 ....27/9/2001..........


Letter to Michael Page Plc - Dated 27 September 2001


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES 
ACT 1985 ('THE ACT')

MICHAEL PAGE PLC

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment 
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A, of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
subsidiaries who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 56,556,776 shares ORD 1P in the 
375,000,000 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of 
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are 
represented by a beneficial interest of 45,355,802 shares (12.09%) and a non-
beneficial interest of 11,200,974 shares (2.99%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 25/09/01, 
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest 
holding from 11.97% to 12.09%.


Letter from: AXA Investment Managers



                         DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
           APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                            MICHAEL PAGE PLC shares ORD 1P

Total number of shares held as at 25/09/01 was 56,556,776 the breakdown of which
is set out below:

Name of the               Number of    Particulars of       Registered as
company/Fund              Shares       Beneficial owners 

AXA UK Investment Co         35,000    Trustees of AXA      HSBC Global Custody
ICVC                                   UK Investment Co     Nominee (UK)        
Extra Income Fund                      ICVC                 Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       Extra Income Fund    a/c 845030

AXA UK Investment Co          7,473    Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
ICVC                                   Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK)
UK Tracker Fund                        UK Tracker Fund      Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                            a/c 845315

AXA UK Investment Co        400,000    Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
ICVC                                   Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK) 
Distribution Fund                      Distribution Fund    Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                            a/c 845029

AXA UK Investment Co      3,400,000    Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
ICVC                                   Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK) 
UK Equity Income Fund                  UK Equity Income     Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       Fund                 a/c 845017

AXA UK Investment Co        845,000    Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
ICVC                                   Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK)
UK Growth Fund                         UK Growth Fund       Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                            a/c 845005

AXA UK Investment Co        120,000    Trustees of AXA UK   HSBC Global Custody
ICVC                                   Investment Co ICVC   Nominee (UK) 
UK Opportunities Fund                  UK Opportunities     Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                       Fund                 a/c 889596

Pan Euro UK Secure          250,000    Pan Euro UK Secure   Barclays Nominees 
Growth                                 Growth               Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                                            a/c 6000BQ

Sun Life Global              33,143    Trustees of the Sun  Bank Generale 
Management Ltd                         Life                 Luxembourg
UK Growth                              Global Management    a/c 750749
(Non-Beneficial)                       UK Growth

Sun Life Global              50,000    Trustees of the Sun  Bank Generale 
Management Ltd                         Life                 Luxembourg
Distribution                           Global Management    a/c 750749
(Non-Beneficial)                       Distribution

AXA World Funds             100,000    (Registration        
British Equities Fund                  details available 
(Non-Beneficial)                       upon request)

AXA World Funds              12,000    (Registration        
UK Balanced                            details available 
(Non-Beneficial)                       upon request)

Sun Life Nominees Ltd       211,685    Trustees of the Abb  HSBC Global Custody
A/c 10                                 Kent Pension Scheme  Nominee (UK) 
(Non-Beneficial)                                            Limited
                                                            a/c 777043

Sun Life Nominees Ltd        91,564    Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody
A/c 18                                 WABCO Automotive     Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                       UK Pensions Scheme   Limited
                                                            a/c 777086

Sun Life Nominees Ltd        61,648    Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody
A/c 20                                 Princes Pension      Nominee (UK) 
(Non-Beneficial)                       Scheme               Limited
                                                            a/c 777094

Sun Life Nominees Ltd       115,715    Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody
A/c 29                                 Cobham Pension Plan  Nominee (UK) 
(Non-Beneficial)                                            Limited
                                                            a/c 777167

Sun Life Nominees Ltd        16,903    Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody
A/c 31                                 Princes (1977)       Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                       Pension Scheme       Limited
                                                            a/c 785078

Sun Life Nominees Ltd        68,243    Eldridge Pope        HSBC Global Custody
A/c 32                                 Pension Fund         Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                                            Limited
                                                            a/c 873426

Sun Life Pensions         1,775,796    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
(Beneficial)                                                Limited
                                                            a/c 867815

Sun Life Pensions         2,570,111    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 867396

Sun Life Pensions         7,870,539    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 867372

Sun Life Pensions             8,650    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 887553

Sun Life Pensions             9,360    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 887565

Sun Life Pensions             9,480    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 887577

Sun Life Pensions             9,470    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 887589

Sun Life Pensions             9,310    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 887590

Sun Life Pensions             9,250    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 887607

Sun Life Pensions             9,250    Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                       Limited
(Beneficial)                                                a/c 887619

Sun Life Assurance       13,494,975    Sun Life Assurance   HSBC Global Custody
Society Plc                            Society Plc          Nominee (UK) 
(Beneficial)                                                Limited
                                                            a/c 776934

Sun Life Unit Assurance     750,000    Sun Life Unit        HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X                              Assurance Ltd        Nominee (UK) 
(Beneficial)                                                Limited
                                                            a/c 867050

Sun Life Pensions            21,300    Sun Life Pensions    RBSTB nominees
Management Ltd                         Management Ltd       designation Sunpen
(Beneficial)                                                

Sun Life International      300,000    Sun Life             Sun Life 
(IOM) Ltd                              International (IOM)  International
(Beneficial)                           Ltd                  Isle of Man Limited
                                                            a/c
                                                            a/c SL11

AXA France                  848,500    (Registration         
(Non-Beneficial)                       details available    
                                       upon requested)

AXA Sun Life plc         18,508,331    AXA Sun Life plc     Axa Sun Life plc
(frmly Axa Equity &                    (frmly Axa Equity     
Law Life Assurance                     & Law Life Assurance  
Society plc)                           Society plc)
(Beneficial)                     

AXA General Unit            450,000    HSBC Global Custody  HSBC Global Custody
Trust                                  Nominee (UK)         Nominee (UK) 
(Non-Beneficial)                       Limited              Limited
                                       as Trustees of the   a/c 880868
                                       Trust

AXA UK Group Pension      3,973,100    AXA UK Group         Chase Nominees Ltd
Scheme                                 Pension  Scheme      
(Non-Beneficial)


AXA Ireland Pension Fund    110,000    AXA Ireland Pension  (Registration 
(Non-Beneficial)                       Fund                 details available
                                                            upon request)



                                                Holding as % of Issued Capital
    Total Beneficial Interest      45,355,802               12.09
Total Non-Beneficial Interest      11,200,974                2.99
                        Total      56,556,776               15.08%

AXA Financial, Inc - previously named as Equitable Companies, Inc