Robert Walters Regulatory News (RWA)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

ROBERT WALTERS PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 ARTISAN PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P, ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ARTISAN INVESTMENTS GP LLC, ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION, ZFIC, INC., ANDREW A. ZIEGLER, CARLENE M. ZIEGLER

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 STATE STREET BANK, MELLON BANK

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 MAY 8, 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 MAY 11, 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 ABOVE 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 GB0008475088

 3,738,220

 4.88%

 4,167,928

 5.44%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 4,167,928

 5.44%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP"), a U.S. registered investment advisor, is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 26, 2009. Control of APLP is vested in its general partner, Artisan Investments GP LLC, a limited liability company organized under the law of the State of Delaware on March 26, 2009. Artisan Partners Holding LP is the sole member of Artisan Investment GP LLC, and is the sole limited partner of Artisan Pertners Limited Partnership. Control of Artisan Partners Holding LP (formerly named Artisan Partners Limited Partnership) is vested in its general partner, Artisan Investment Corporation. All of the outstanding stock of Artisan Investment Corporation is owned by ZFIC, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Wisconsin. Andrew A.Ziegler and Carlene M.Ziegler each own 50% of the voting stock of ZFIC, Inc. APLP, pursuant to advisory contracts, has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients and the power to vote for most clients. Persons other than APLP are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, all of the securities reported hereunder. Artisan International Small Cap Fund ("ARTJX"), is a series of Artisan Funds Inc., a U.S. registered investment company. Certain officers and a director of Artisan Funds, Inc. are employees of APLP. APLP pursuant to its advisory contract with ARTJX has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of ARTJX and to vote for ARTJX. ARTJX, as of 8 June 2009, was interested in 3,919,954 shares, representing 5.12% of the 5.44% disclosed above, of Robert Walters PLC.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number: