Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1) Name of company


Hays plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest



Lloyds TSB Group Plc


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Lloyds TSB Group Plc and its subsidiaries

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
Number of shares held by each of them

Subsidiary                              No. Of Shares Held  Percentage 
Lloyds TSB Jersey Offshore              3,100               0.000%     
Lloyds TSB Private Banking              1,002,797           0.069%     
Lloyds TSB Registrars                   788,909             0.054%     
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership  84,951,828          5.818%     
Total                                   86,746,634          5.941%     


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not advised


6) Percentage of issued class

Not Advised


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


Not Advised


8) Percentage of issued class


Not Advised


9) Class of security


Ordinary 1p shares


10) Date of transaction


17 October 2006


11) Date company informed


17 October 2006


12) Total holding following this notification


86,746,634


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.941%


14) Any additional information


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Maninder Dhiman

Company Secretarial Assistant

020 7614 9423


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Stefan Bort

Deputy Company Secretary

Date of notification 18 October 2006

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