Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hays plc

30 March 2011

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
(`PDMRs')

In accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1), Hays plc notifies that, on 30
March 2011, the following directors and PDMRs were granted options over the
stated number of Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company at an option price
of 112p per share pursuant to the Hays UK Sharesave Scheme. Options will become
exercisable from 1 May 2014 until 31 October 2014.

Name                Number of options
                                                          
Alistair Cox                    8,058
                                                          
Paul Venables                   4,834



Neil Tsappis

Deputy Company Secretary

020 7383 2266