Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2997S

Michael Page International PLC

29 November 2012

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

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Michael Page International Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			ü
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See below section (9)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	27^th November 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	28^th November 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the 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

% of voting rights ^x

Indirect

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0030232317

14,621,310

14,831,710

4.89%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Contracts For Difference

359,352

Nominal

Delta

0.12

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

15,191,062

5.01

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

Custodian	Total	Management Company
BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C)	1,718,847	FG-FIL GESTION
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)	9,951,036	FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)	3,521,179	FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
Grand Total	15,191,062