AGM Statement

    AGM Statement

At the Hat Pin plc Annual General Meeting to be held today, Terry
Hitchcock, Non-Executive Chairman, will make the following statement:

"We remain on track to meet expectations for the year and activity
levels continue to be high.  We are pursuing several acquisitions."

For further information, please contact:

Hat Pin plc
Angela Campbell-Noë, Chief Executive
[phone]

Hogarth Partnership Limited
Julian Walker
[phone]


Notes to Editors

Hat Pin plc (www.hatpin.co.uk)
Hat Pin primarily operates  in the provision  of human resource.  The
group currently operates  through its three  subsidiary brands -  the
wholly-owned Akamai Financial Markets and Kendall Tarrant  Worldwide,
and the 70%-owned Saxton Bampfylde Hever:

  * Akamai Financial Markets (www.akamaifinancial.com) is a
    specialist international executive search firm concentrating in
    the financial services and financial markets arena, with leading
    positions in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.

  * Kendall Tarrant Worldwide (www.kendalltarrant.com) is the world's
    leading and most successful recruitment business in the global
    advertising and marketing communications sector, with offices in
    London, New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Shanghai and
    Singapore.

  * Saxton Bampfylde Hever (www.saxbam.com) is a premium brand in the
    executive search industry both in the private sector - where it
    has an extensive track record in boardroom and senior management
    appointments - and in the public and not-for-profit sectors - as
    a leading adviser on senior appointments in higher education,
    central government, charities and the arts.

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