Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:  Hays PLC

2. Reason for the notification                                        State    
                                                                     Yes/No    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    
                                                                               
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): Initial Disclosure                              x      

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation     Baillie   
                                                                  Gifford & Co 
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                         
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is     19 January  
crossed                                                               2007     
or reached if different):                                                      
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   22-JAN-07  
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                        5%      
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of      Situation                  Resulting situation              
    shares      previous to the               after the triggering             
 if possible      Triggering                      transaction)                 
using the ISIN    transaction                                                  
     CODE                                                                      
                                                                               
                Number   Number   Number    Number of voting     % of voting   
                  of       of       of           rights            rights      
                Shares   Voting   shares                                       
                         Rights                                                
                                                                               
                                  Direct    Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                                               
   Ordinary      N/A      N/A                       100136755            6.85  
    share                                                                      
                                                                               
 GB0004161021                                                                  

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

    Type of       Expiration       Exercise/       Number of      % of voting  
   financial         date         Conversion        voting          rights     
  instrument                     Period/ Date   rights that may                
                                                      be                       
                                                acquired if the                
                                                 instrument is                 
                                                  exercised/                   
                                                   converted                   
                                                                               
      N/A                                                                      



Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
100136755                               6.85                                   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:

In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights
and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.         
                                                                               
Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent        
undertaking of an investment management group.                                 
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
[8842678; 0.6%] is also a discretionary investment manager.                    
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited    
[17464326; 1.2%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary      
investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own 
account shareholdings.                                                         
                                                                               
Its wholly-owned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiary        
undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [2404399; 0.2%] is an OEIC Authorised 
Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary
investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.                            

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 N/A              
                                                                               
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 number:                                 020 7614 9418