Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hays plc

26 March 2010

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

In accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1), Hays plc notifies that, on 26
March 2010, the following PDMRs were granted options over the stated number of
Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company at an option price of 93p per share
pursuant to the Hays UK Sharesave Scheme. Options will become exercisable from
1 May 2013 until 31 October 2013.

Name                                     Number of options
                                                          
Timothy James Cook                                   9,758
                                                          
Paul Venables                                        3,903
                                                          
Alison Yapp                                          9,758


Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
020 7383 2266