MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY RESULTS 2005

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1 LONDON PARIS SYDNEY NEW YORK MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY RESULTS March 2006

2 Presenters Terry Benson Chief Executive Preliminary Results 2005 Stephen Puckett Finance Director Steve Ingham MD UK/Chief Executive Designate Charles-Henri Dumon MD Continental Europe and The Americas

3 Overview Significantly improved results in 2005 Preliminary Results 2005 Good growth achieved in all regions Strong recovery in profits from Continental Europe Operating profits increase by 71% from 27% higher revenue Dividends increased by 25% 16.8m (4.8%) shares repurchased during year Chief Executive handover

4 LONDON PARIS SYDNEY NEW YORK FINANCIAL RESULTS AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW CURRENT TRADING AND STRATEGY

5 Income Statement Financial Results 2005 m Change 2004 m Turnover % Gross profit % Operating profit % 38.9 Net interest (0.4) 0.0 Profit before tax % 38.9 Taxation (16.5) (4.5) Profit after tax % 34.3 AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

6 Taxation Financial Results 2005 m 2004 m Profit before tax Taxation on profits (16.5) (13.5) Exceptional tax credit Taxation for year (16.5) (4.5) Effective rate before exceptional 25.0% 34.8% Effective rate low due to utilisation of prior year tax losses AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

7 Earnings per share and dividends Earnings per share Financial Results Basic 14.8p 9.8p Before exceptional items 14.8p +106% 7.2p Dividend Interim - per share 1.5p 1.25p Final - per share 3.5p 2.75p Total - per share 5.0p +25% 4.00p Final payable on 5 June 2006 AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

8 Share repurchases Repurchased 16,800,000 shares during 2005 Financial Results All cancelled in December 2005 along with 7,765,000 shares previously held in Treasury Total cost of 2005 repurchases 34.2m Average cost per share 203.7p Share buy backs to continue with surplus cash from trading and share option exercises AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

9 Share Options Strong 2005 results and share price achieves large proportion of options performance conditions Financial Results 24.35m share options will be exercisable by April 2006 Average exercise price is 157p If all exercised proceeds will be 38.25m Exercisable up to AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

10 Cash flow Financial Results AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS 2005 m 2004 m Operating profit Depreciation/amortisation/share scheme charges Profit on sale of business (0.6) 0.0 Net movement in working capital (8.5) (5.8) Decrease in provisions (0.6) (5.1) Cash generated from operations Income tax paid (10.1) (4.8) Net capital expenditure (6.8) (4.4) Proceeds from sale of business Net interest paid (0.4) Dividends paid (14.4) (12.6) Purchase of own shares (34.2) (24.1) Net increase/(decrease) in cash 0.9 (10.3)

11 Summary Balance Sheet 2005 m 2004 m Intangibles (goodwill and computer software) Financial Results Property, plant and equipment Trade and other receivables Trade and other payables (72.3) (62.4) Net cash Current and deferred taxes (0.8) 1.5 AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS Provisions for liabilities and charges (0.6) (1.2) Net assets

12 Discipline analysis Financial Results Turnover m % m % Finance & Accounting % % Marketing, Sales, Retail % % Other % % Gross profit % % Finance & Accounting % % Marketing, Sales, Retail % % Other % % AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS % %

13 Perm/Temp analysis Financial Results AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS Turnover m % m % Permanent % % Temporary % % % % Gross profit Permanent % % Temporary % % % % Gross Margin Group 51.1% 48.6% Permanent 94.9% 93.7% Temporary 22.8% 22.5%

14 MANCHESTER AMSTERDAM SINGAPORE TORONTO FINANCIAL RESULTS AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW CURRENT TRADING AND STRATEGY

15 Geographical analysis of gross profit Geographical Review 2005 m % 2004 m % United Kingdom % % Continental Europe % % Asia Pacific % % Americas % 7.6 4% % %

16 2005 Results: United Kingdom Geographical Review 2005 m Growth 2004 m Turnover % Gross profit % Operating profit % 22.9 Operating margin 24.7% 20.8% Headcount at year end 1, % 1,272

17 United Kingdom: Finance and Accounting Represents 57% of UK business: gross profit increased by 10% Geographical Review Good growth in permanent and temporary placements New MP Finance office in Liverpool City gross profit is less than 10% of UK gross profit Accountancy Additions now in 32 locations with new offices in Liverpool and Edinburgh

18 United Kingdom: Sales, Marketing and Retail 22% of UK gross profit; 19% higher than 2004 Geographical Review Marketing and Sales businesses achieved strong growth from all industry sectors Higher growth in temporary gross profit as continue to develop a strong temping business Retail s growth rate slower but still in excess of 10%

19 United Kingdom Legal, Technology, Human Resources, Engineering & Manufacturing, Procurement & Supply Chain, Secretarial and Scotland Geographical Review Combined, these businesses grew revenue by 44% Legal and Technology both performed well with solid growth HR strong growth as a result of geographic expansion Engineering & Manufacturing and Procurement & Supply Chain now separate with significant scope for expansion Secretarial in City and West End doubled gross profit Scotland, now managed separately, grew gross profits in excess of 50%

20 2005 Results: Continental Europe Geographical Review 2005 m Growth 2004 m Turnover % Gross profit % 61.5 Operating profit % 4.1 Operating margin 22.6% 6.7% Headcount at year end 1, % 820

21 Continental Europe: France France Gross profit 18% higher and represents 15% of 2005 Group gross profit Geographical Review France Growth is all in permanent, temp revenue flat French quarterly year on year growth rate strengthened throughout 2005 and exceeded 20% in Q4 MP office opened in Toulouse Page Personnel offices opened in Nantes, Strasbourg and Rouen Spare capacity still exists in France

22 Continental Europe: excluding France Collectively rest of region grew gross profit in excess of 65% Geographical Review Very strong growth in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Germany Launched Page Personnel in Switzerland Businesses in Italy, Belgium, Sweden, all grew at 30%+ Opened fourth Netherlands office in Amersfoort Opened in Warsaw, Poland

23 2005 Results: Asia Pacific Geographical Review 2005 m Growth 2004 m Turnover % 62.8 Gross profit % 31.5 Operating profit % 11.4 Operating margin 36.1% 36.3% Headcount at year end % 322

24 Asia Pacific Record year for the region Geographical Review Australian gross profit up by 17% despite disappointing Q4 System implementation impacted performance in Q4 and likely to impact Q1 of 2006 Strong demand still evident from manufacturing and mining Opened our seventh Australian office in Chatswood, N Sydney Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo offices all grew strongly Continue to develop profitable business in Shanghai

25 2005 Results: The Americas Geographical Review 2005 m Growth 2004 m Turnover % 11.8 Gross profit % 7.6 Operating profit % 0.4 Operating margin 8.0% 5.2% Headcount at year end % 137

26 The Americas North America now has seven offices with openings in Toronto and Philadelphia Geographical Review Continue to add to headcount in the existing offices Only Finance and Accounting (includes Banking) Launching new disciplines in 2006 Brazil had another very successful year Expanding in both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo Region generated 1.0m operating profit after significant investment in new offices

27 WEYBRIDGE GENEVA CHATSWOOD PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL RESULTS AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW CURRENT TRADING AND STRATEGY

28 Global Job Count: Current Trading AND STRATEGY

29 Group quarterly gross profit trend Q to Q Current Trading AND STRATEGY

30 Current trading Good activity levels in all regions Current Trading UK experiencing consistent levels of growth Conditions improving in Continental Europe Investing in all our businesses for future growth Plan to open a number of new offices/countries in 2006 Invest in new consultants in all regions Monthly pre bonus cost base anticipated to average 17.3m for 2006 Q1 trading update will be issued on 6 April 2006 AND STRATEGY

31 Strategy Handover of CEO responsibilities from Terry Benson progressing well Current Trading Overall strategy remains unchanged Organically grow existing offices Roll out existing disciplines Launch new disciplines Open new offices Enter new geographic markets Continue to invest in people and systems AND STRATEGY

32 LONDON PARIS SYDNEY NEW YORK