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



Barclays 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

Barclays Private Bank Ltd; Barclays Global Investors; N.A; Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd; Barclays Bank Trust Company
Ltd; Barclays Capital Securities Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd; Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd; Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd; Gerrard Ltd, Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking; Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Private Bank Ltd; Barclays Capital Inc; Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd; Barclays Bank plc.

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


Various nominee accounts


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


26 May 2006


11) Date company informed


1 June 2006


12) Total holding following this notification



268,287,548


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


18.17%


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

Alison Yapp

Company Secretary

Date of notification 1 June 2006

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