Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8393J

Michael Page International PLC

09 December 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Michael Page International Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	FIL Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	See attached schedule
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	04 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	05 December 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ISIN GB0030232317	14,288,516	14,288,516	16,322,485	16,322,485		5.12%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
16,322,485	5.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	FIL Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	2,033,969 shares
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	04 December 2008

13. Additional information:	None
14 Contact name:	Evangelos Karatzas
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail]

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

FIL

Issuer name:                          MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC

Current ownership percentage:                                  5.12%

Total shares held:                                              16,322,485

Issued share capital:                                        318,659,422

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), Investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.

SHARES HELD		NOMINEE	MANAGEMENT COMPANY
99.176		BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS	FPM
4,443,578		BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX	FIL
46,573		BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FIJ
395,780		JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FII
12,089		JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FIL
9,021,441		JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FISL
676,627		NORTHERN TRUST LONDON	FPM
1,627,221		JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)	FIL

 

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