RNS Number:5825Q
Robert Walters PLC
06 October 2003

Robert Walters PLC ("the Company")

The Company received a notification form Mourant and Co Limited the trustees of
the Robert Walters PLC Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") informing it that on the 1
October 2003 they purchased 1,000,000 shares at 96p per share and today they
purchased a further 300,000 shares at 100p per shares.

The shares have been purchased to satisfy option awards under the Company's
share option schemes.

The announcement is made for Companies Act purposes, solely in the interest of
transparency due to the structure of the purchase arrangements and the
"potential" beneficial interests of the employees, former employees and
Directors of the schemes.

6 October 2003


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