Report says Michael Page eyeing possible sale over 600p

Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:28pm BST
 
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Staffing group Michael Page's (MPI.L) CEO Steve Ingham told Finanz und Wirtschaft that he still held the view he gave two years ago that a sale of the company could be envisaged from 600 pence a share.

But Ingham said he was just a small shareholder, and that an offer -- Swiss rival Adecco (ADEN.VX) has offered 400 per share for the company -- would have to be acceptable to Michael Page's larger shareholders.

 
A share trader is pictured behind a mock one dollar bill and a mock 500 Euro note symbolizing a consumer credit note, at the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, December 18, 2008. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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