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Michael Page International PLC 9 April 2002 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC 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 BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 185,937 6) (0.05%) 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 5/4/02 11) Date company informed 9/4/02 12) Total holding following this notification 64,997,336 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 17.33% 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 .9TH APRIL 2002 Letter to Michael Page International plc Re: Section 198 Notification Enclosed is a Section 198 Notification dated 5 April 2002 Please note that one or more of the affiliates of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. have made notifications to your company pursuant to Section 198 previously. For a description of our organization, please visit our Web site at www.capgroup.com. Please note that this Section 198 Notification is due to a decrease in the amount of shares held by Capital International Limited below 3% of outstanding share balance. For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of 375,000,000 share was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of the relevant share capital which determine the notifiable interest. We believe this outstanding share balance is current; however, if this number is not accurate, please contact us as soon as possible so we may make the necessary revisions to this Notification. From The Capital Group Companies, Inc. SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION Notification of Decrease This Notice la given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital International, Inc., Capital Research and Management Company, Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International S.A., and Capital International Limited, pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985. The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue of holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A). These holdings form part of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies. Share capital to which this relates; Ordinary Shares (375,000.000 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 64,997.336 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B As of 5 April 2002 Michael Page International plc Number of Percent of shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 64,997,336 17.33% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: •Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,794,400.00 2.35% •Capital International Limited 11,235,249.00 3.00% •Capital International S.A. 6,847,737.00 1.83% •Capital International, Inc. 327,200.00 0.09% •Capital Research and Management Company 37,792,750.00 10.08% •Capital Income Builder 22,353,300.00 5.96% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Michael Page International plc As of 5 April 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 765,000 Chase Nominees Limited 6,067,600 Midland Bank plc 812,000 Nortrust Nominees 1,149,800 TOTAL 8,794,400 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 290,000 Bank of New York Nominees 2,249,970 Chase Nominees Limited 2,711,620 Midland Bank plc 159,200 Bankers Trust 1,621,500 Barclays Bank 230,300 Citibank London 373,300 Morgan Guaranty 232,300 Nortrust Nominees 2,652,059 Lloyds Bank 45,600 Citibank NA 132,900 Deutsche Bank AG 155,500 HSBC Bank plc 265,000 KAS UK 103,000 Clydesdale Bank plc 13,000 TOTAL 11,235,249 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 72,200 Chase Nominees Limited 3,327,437 Credit Suisse London Branch 121,000 Midland Bank plc 205,300 Barclays Bank 152,160 Nortrust Nominees 71,900 Morgan Stanley 79,600 Royal Bank of Scotland 2,139,300 National Westminster Bank 167,700 Lloyds Bank 85,100 Deutsche Bank AG 425,600 TOTAL 6,847,737 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 234,700 Bank of New York Nominees 92,500 TOTAL 327,200 Schedule B Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 8,410,000 Chase Nominees Limited 29,382,750 TOTAL 37,792,750 Schedule B This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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