Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hays plc

9 May 2012

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

In accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1), Hays plc notifies that, on 9 May
2012, the following PDMR exercised options over the stated number of Ordinary
Shares of 1p each in the Company at an option price of 69p per share pursuant
to the Hays UK Sharesave Scheme.

Name                                       Number of options
                                                         
Alexander Sholto Douglas-Home                         13,260


Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
020 7383 2266