Holding(s) in Company

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex  
                                            
For filings with issuer exclude the annex   

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                            Hays Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                      
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                 Yes
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result           
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights             
are attached                                                                   
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s)                             Legal & General Group Plc
subject to notification                                                        
obligation:                                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)
(if different from 3):                                                  Limited
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and                                    1st October 2007
date on which the threshold is                                                 
crossed or reached if                                                          
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer                                        5th October 2007
notified:                                                                      
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       From 3% to 4%
crossed or reached:                                                            

8: Notified Details                                                           
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
Class/type Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering       
of shares  to the triggering   transaction                                    
           transaction                                                        
If                                                                            
possible                                                                      
use ISIN                                                                      
code                                                                          

Number  Number of  Number of  Number of voting      Percentage of   
of      voting     shares     rights                voting rights   
shares  rights                                                      
                                                                    
                              Direct     Indirect   Direct Indirect 
                                                                    
  Ord   51,931,640 51,931,640 57,466,844 57,466,844   4.03          
GBP0.01                                                             

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting      Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion      rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                    period/date     acquired (if the                 
                                              instrument                       
                                              exercised/                       
                                              converted)                       
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
57,466,844                              4.03                                   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)                        
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and   
Indirect)                                                                      
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)                
                                                                               
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (57,466,844 - 4.03% = LGAS, LGPL &    
PMC)                                                                           
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)     
(50,322,282-3.53%=PMC)                                                         
                                                                               
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)                     
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (50,322,282 -    
3.53% = PMC)                                                                   
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)                        
                                                                               
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)                               

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:                                                      
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                        Stefan Bort                            
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name:             020 7614 9418                          

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.