RNS Number:2950J
Michael Page International PLC
27 March 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P. 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.

     375,000

6)   (0.10%) 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

     25/03/03

11)  Date company informed

     26/03/03

12)  Total holding following this notification

     51,907,800
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.27%

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 .....27TH MARCH 2003.....



LETTER TO:  MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PLC

We are writing to notify you pursuant to the Disclosure of Interests in Shares
(Amendment) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993 No. 1819) of our interest in investment 
holdings in the ordinary share capital of Michael Page International plc. 
Following a purchase of 375,000 shares on March 25, 2003, accounts managed 
by Harris Associates L.P. became the beneficial owners of 51,907,800 shares of
Michael Page.  This represents 14.27% of the company and an increase of 1.05% 
from our last substantial shareholder filing dated December 9, 2002.  The 
following is a breakdown as of March 25, 2003:

Account Name                                    Shares Owned       % of Company

Oakmark International Fund                      24,736,600              6.80%
Harris Int'l LP                                  5,939,200              1.63%
Oakmark Global Fund                              4,815,400              1.32%
BMG Foundation                                   3,257,300              0.90%
Asahi Global Fund                                2,181,500              0.60%
IL Teachers Retirement System                    1,960,000              0.54%
Kauffman                                         1,598,800              0.44%
MetLife Concentrated Int'l                       1,440,800              0.40%
Schwab Int'l MarketMasters Fund                  1,295,600              0.36%
MMIF Overseas                                      980,800              0.27%
Levi Strauss & Co, US Pension                      520,000              0.14%
Wake Forest                                        518,400              0.14%
Met Investors - Harris Oakmark Intl. Fund          475,000              0.13%
Ohio PERS                                          440,900              0.12%
CDC Nvest Star Int'l                               414,800              0.11%
Boise Cascade                                      412,800              0.11%
CDC Oakmark Global Fund                            366,900              0.10%
AGF Harmony Fund                                   335,000              0.09%
Hillview International Fund                        218,000              0.06%
                                                51,907,800             14.27%

Percentages are based on 363,662,799 outstanding shares.  All holdings of 
Michael Page International are for investment purposes only.


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