Director Shareholding

Michael Page International PLC
8 March 2005


                          MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC
                ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MICHAEL PAGE INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN 
              ("INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN") AND THE MICHAEL PAGE ANNUAL BONUS 
                          PLAN ("ANNUAL BONUS PLAN") - 8 MARCH 2005


On 8 March 2005 Mourant & Co. Trustees Limited, as trustee of the Michael Page
Employees' Benefit Trust ("the Trustee"), transferred for nil cost, as deferred
share awards and performance share awards, the beneficial interest in ordinary
shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") in Michael Page International plc ("the
Company") to the executive directors 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
 
T Benson                 91,883               61,831              30,915 
S Burke                  61,255               61,831              30,915 
S Ingham                 55,421               61,831              30,915 
S Puckett                56,880               61,831              30,915


 
On 8 March 2005 the Trustee granted C-H Dumon, an executive director of the
Company, deferred share options to acquire 61,831 Ordinary Shares and
performance share options to acquire 30,915 Ordinary Shares (in each case for
nil cost) under the Incentive Share Plan and deferred share options to acquire
61,255 Ordinary Shares (for nil cost) under the Annual Bonus Plan.


In addition to the awards and options listed above, each executive director is
deemed to have a technical interest in the 4,116,482 remaining Ordinary Shares
held beneficially and legally by the Trustee.


Michael Page International plc              01932 264141 
Richard McBride                             Company Secretary


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