Holding(s) in Company

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            No      
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights                
are attached                                                                      
                                                                                  
                                          
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                No                         
                                                                                  
                            
Other (please specify):                                                         No    
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
3. Full name of person(s)                                       Chainpoint Limited                                 
subject to notification                                                           
obligation:                                                                       
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                    
(if different from 3):                                                            
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
5. Date of transaction (and                                       22 December 2008
date on which the threshold is                                                    
crossed or reached if                                                             
different):                                                                       
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                  
6. Date on which issuer                                           22 December 2008                
notified:                                                                         
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                          
7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                               Above 5%        
crossed or reached:                                                               
                                                                                  
8. Notified details:                              Voting rights attached to shares
                                                                                  

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                 
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
Class/type   Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering         
of shares    the triggering        transaction                                      
             transaction                                                            
If possible                                                                         
use ISIN     Number of  Number of  Number of  Number of voting     Percentage of    
code         shares     voting     shares     rights               voting rights    
                        rights                                                      
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                              Direct     Indirect  Direct   Indirect
                                                                                    
Ordinary GBP                       79,999,900 79,999,900           5.81%                  
    0.01                                                                            
                                                                                               
GB0004161021                                                                        
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                                                   

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

Total (A+B)                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Number of voting rights                Percentage of voting rights              
                                                                                
79,999,900                             5.81%                                    
 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
Chainpoint Limited (Direct) (79,999,900 shares - 5.81% = Total Position)       
                                                                               
Ronald Edwin Frost (Indirect) (79,999,900 shares - 5.81% = Total Position)     
                                                                               
Ronald Edwin Frost (Direct) (2 ordinary shares of £1 each - 100% in Chainpoint 
Limited = Total Position)                                                      
   

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

13. Additional information:                                                  N/A   
                                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
14 Contact name:                                               Christopher Groves                       
                                                                      Withers LLP                              
                                                                                
15. Contact telephone name:                                         020 7597 6127