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Michael Page International PLC 17 December 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. 168,202 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 13.12.02 11) Date company informed 17.12.02 12) Total holding following this notification 24,149,130 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.02% 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 ........9/12/2002................ Letter to: Michael Page International plc - dated 13 December 2002 SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION Notification of Increase This Notice is 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 (363,662,592 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 29,149,130 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B Letter from Capital Group Companies, Inc. As of 13 December 2002 Michael Page International plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 29,149,130 8.02% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: * Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,467,786.00 2.33% * Capital International Limited 5,588,041.00 1.54% * Capital International S.A. 4,156,653.00 1.14% * Capital International, Inc. 297,200.00 0.08% * Capital Research and Management Company 10,639,450.00 2.93% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Michael Page International plc As of 5 December 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 60,300 Chase Nominees Limited 6,484,500 Midland Bank plc 436,500 Citibank London 124,300 Nortrust Nominees 1,314,000 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 48,186 TOTAL 8,467,786 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 1,470,560 Nortrust Nominees 1,159,359 Mellon Bank N.A. 167,500 HSBC Bank plc 101,900 Deutsche Bank AG 191,900 Morgan Guaranty 167,900 Citibank NA 17,700 Lloyds Bank 32,400 KAS UK 60,500 Morgan Guaranty 167,900 Citibank London 14,900 Barclays Bank 256,000 Bankers Trust 209,700 Chase Nominees Limited 1,976,422 State Street Nominees Limited 81,900 Clydesdale Bank plc 4,600 Midland Bank plc 274,800 TOTAL 5,588,041 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 1,053,672 MSS Nominees Limited 47,800 Deutsche Bank AG 348,391 Lloyds Bank 40,500 National Westminster Bank 120,700 J.P. Morgan 203,900 Royal Bank of Scotland 2,039,100 Morgan Stanley 12,600 Nortrust Nominees 11,100 Barclays Bank 20,500 Credit Suisse London Branch 86,900 Bank of New York Nominees 66,900 Midland Bank plc 104,600 TOTAL 4,156,653 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares Nortrust Nominees 192,700 HSBC Bank plc 104,500 TOTAL 297,200 Schedule B Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 3,610,000 Chase Nominees Limited 7,029,450 TOTAL 10,639,450 Schedule B This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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