Directors' Share Purchase

Robert Walters PLC
26 February 2008

                               ROBERT WALTERS PLC

                      ('Robert Walters' or 'the Company')



                       Acquisition of Shares by Directors





Robert Walters plc announces that Robert Walters, the Company's Chief Executive,
Giles Daubeney, Chief Operating Officer, and Alan Bannatyne, Group Finance
Director, have yesterday and today acquired a total of 413,499 shares in the
Company.



As a result of the above transactions, Mr Walters', Mr Daubeney's and Mr
Bannatyne's overall shareholdings in the Company have increased, as follows:




Director           Date                  Number of shares     Average price     Number of
                                                 acquired    paid per share    shares now
                                                                                     held % holding in Company
Robert Walters          25 February 2008           79,166          £1.49755
                        26 February 2008          150,000          £1.51000
                                                  229,166          £1.50570     1,714,538                2.24%

Giles Daubeney          25 February 2008           66,000          £1.49755
                        26 February 2008           75,000          £1.51000
                                                  141,000          £1.50348     1,245,139                1.62%


Alan Bannatyne          25 February 2008           43,333          £1.49755        90,915                0.12%







ENQUIRIES:

Pelham PR
James Henderson                                     [phone]
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Archie Berens                                       [phone]
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