Robert Walters plc

Notification of Interests

The Robert Walters Employee Benefit Trust ('EBT') has purchased a total of 26,000 ordinary shares on 3 September 2008 at an average price of £1.277058 per share. The shares held in the EBT are intended to be used to satisfy future awards made under the Company's Performance Share Plan, Executive Share Option Scheme and Sharesave Scheme.

The EBT is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees of Robert Walters plc and its subsidiaries and is registered in the name of Halifax EES Trustees International Ltd.

The Executive Directors of Robert Walters plc are included as potential beneficiaries under the EBT and are deemed to be interested in those shares and the dealings thereof.

Following these transactions, the EBT holds 7,117,379 ordinary shares on which dividends are waived and are treated as non dilutive.

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