Q3 2021 Trading Update

Steve Ingham

Chief Executive Officer

Kelvin Stagg

Chief Financial Officer

LSE: PAGE.L

Website: https://www.page.com/investors

Q3 21

Q3 Overview

Strong performance, continued investment, profit guidance increased to c. £155m

Gross Profit

Q3

Constant Currency vs Q3 2020

Total FE

Headcount

Total

Headcount

£228.1m

£216.8m Q3 2019

+65.4%

5,772

6,081 Q3 2019

7,478

7,789 Q3 2019

Constant Currency vs Q3 2019

September vs 2019

Net Cash

Dividends

(Paid 13 October)

+12.9%

+26%

c. £195m

c. £152m Q3 2020

£100.2m

31.41 pence per share

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Q3 21

Quarterly growth rate improved to +12.9%

Significant improvement in September, +26% vs 2019

  • EMEA +9.9%, September +16.9%
  • Asia Pacific +20.4%, September +36.4%
  • Americas +24.6%, September +52.5%
  • UK +1.3%, September +15.1%

Q3

% of Group

2021 £m

2020 £m

2019 £m

Reported %

Constant %

Constant %

vs. 2020

vs. 2020

vs. 2019

EMEA

46%

105.9

76.5

101.6

+38.3%

+45.8%

+9.9%

Asia Pacific

22%

48.9

30.3

44.1

+61.8%

+68.2%

+20.4%

Americas

17%

39.1

19.1

37.3

+104.2%

+113.4%

+24.6%

UK

15%

34.2

17.6

33.8

+94.3%

+94.3%

+1.3%

Group Total

100%

228.1

143.5

216.8

+58.9%

+65.4%

+12.9%

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Q3 21

Large, High Potential Markets

Now represent 40% of the Group

Germany, Greater China, Latin America, South East Asia

and the USA

  • Continued focus on Large, High Potential markets benefiting the Group's results
  • Now represent 40% of the Group, first time it has been over that threshold
  • Grew 27% for the quarter, exiting in September +45%
  • Collective fee earner headcount of 2,300 at the end of Q3

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Q3 21

EMEA

Improvement in trading conditions continued

Q3

% of Group

2021 £m

2020 £m

2019 £m

Reported %

Constant %

Constant %

vs. 2020

vs. 2020

vs. 2019

EMEA

46%

105.9

76.5

101.6

+38.3%

+45.8%

+9.9%

Country

Constant %

Constant %

Constant %

vs. Q3 2019

vs. Q3 2020

vs. September 2019

France

-8%

+27%

+5%

- PP

-16%

+24%

-6%

- MP

+8%

+33%

+25%

Germany*

+33%

+48%

+39%

Belgium

+8%

+41%

+6%

Italy

+14%

+49%

+21%

Spain

+22%

+70%

+33%

*Large, High Potential market

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