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PageGroup — Michael Page International — Q1 2009 Earnings Presentation

8 slides from PageGroup's earnings presentation, Apr 7, 2009

  1. Slide 1: First Quarter Trading Update 2009

    First Quarter Trading Update 2009 7th April 2009 Specialists in Global Recruitment www.michaelpage.co.uk

  2. Slide 2: Group Gross Profit

    MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL FIRST QUARTER TRADING UPDATE 2009 | 2 Group Gross Profit Growth Rates 2009 2008 Constant £m £m Reported currency Q1 95.0 140.3 -32.3% -39.7% Headcount down 809 (-16.4%) at 4,134 (Q4 2008: 4,943) Specialists in Global Recruitment www.michaelpage.co.uk

  3. Slide 3: EMEA Gross Profit

    MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL FIRST QUARTER TRADING UPDATE 2009 | 3 EMEA Gross Profit Growth Rates 2009 2008 Constant £m £m Reported currency Q1 47.7 65.2 -26.8% -39.1% Headcount down 263 (-12.2%) at 1,892 (Q4 2008: 2,155) At constant rates of exchange France (18% of the Group) fell by 33% Netherlands

  4. Slide 4: UK Gross Profit

    MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL FIRST QUARTER TRADING UPDATE 2009 | 4 UK Gross Profit 2009 2008 Growth Rates £m £m Reported Q1 28.9 47.1 -38.7% Headcount down 262 (-16.0%) at 1,378 (Q4 2008: 1,640) Finance and Accounting (16% of the Group) fell by 37% Marketing, Sales and Retail (6% of the Group) fell by

  5. Slide 5: Asia Pacific Gross Profit

    MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL FIRST QUARTER TRADING UPDATE 2009 | 5 Asia Pacific Gross Profit Growth Rates 2009 2008 Constant £m £m Reported currency Q1 9.4 16.4 -42.3% -49.1% Headcount down 178 (-27.9%) at 460 (Q4 2008: 638) At constant rates of exchange Australia and New Zealand (6% of the Group) fel

  6. Slide 6: Americas Gross Profit

    MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL FIRST QUARTER TRADING UPDATE 2009 | 6 Americas Gross Profit Growth Rates 2009 2008 Constant £m £m Reported currency Q1 9.0 11.6 -22.6% -33.6% Headcount down 106 (-20.8%) at 404 (Q4 2008: 510) At constant rates of exchange Brazil, Mexico and Argentina (5% of the Group) fell

  7. Slide 7: Perm/Temp Gross Profit Shares

    MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL FIRST QUARTER TRADING UPDATE 2009 | 7 Perm/Temp Gross Profit Growth Rates Constant Q1 2009 2008 Reported currency Permanent £66.5m £109.7m -39.3% -46.5% Temporary £28.5m £30.6m -7.0% -15.3% Ratio (Perm:Temp) 70:30 78:22 Shares • Approximately 1.0m shares repurchased in Q1

  8. Slide 8: Questions?

    First Quarter Trading Update 2009 Questions? Specialists in Global Recruitment www.michaelpage.co.uk

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