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                                    9th October 2007
date on which the threshold is                                                 
crossed or reached if                                                          
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer                                       10th October 2007
notified:                                                                      
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       From 4% to 3%
crossed or reached:                                                            

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

Number Number     Number     Number of voting      Percentage of   
of     of voting  of shares  rights                voting rights   
shares rights                                                      
                                                                   
                             Direct     Indirect   Direct Indirect 
                                                                   
ORd 1p 57,466,844 57,466,844 56,385,544 56,385,544   3.95          

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

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
56,385,544                              3.95                                   

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) (56,385,544 - 3.95% = LGAS, LGPL &    
PMC)                                                                           
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)     
(49,240,982-3.45%=PMC)                                                         
                                                                               
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)                     
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (49,240,982 -    
3.45% = 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.