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)                          Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
subject to notification                                                        
obligation:                                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               Registered Holder:
(if different from 3):                                                         
                                             BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                     6,164,028*
                                                                               
                                                   BT Globenet Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                        23,200*
                                                                               
                                                Chase GA Group Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                    28,313,613*
                                                                               
                                                         Chase Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                     1,223,732*
                                                                               
                                                           CUIM Nominee Limited
                                                                               
                                                                     4,088,683*
                                                                               
                                                        Delta Lloyd Leven Quant
                                                                               
                                                                        80,510*
                                                                               
                                                       Vidacos Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                        62,958*
                                                                               
                                                       *denotes direct interest
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and                                        25 June 2008
date on which the threshold is                                                 
crossed or reached if                                                          
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer                                            27 June 2008
notified:                                                                      
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are            3% to 2% Change at Direct Interest Level
crossed or reached:                                                            

8: Notified Details                                                          
                                                                             
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                          
                                                                             
Class/type    Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering    
of shares     to the triggering        transaction                                 
              transaction                                                     
If possible                                                                  
use ISIN                                                                   
code    
              Number of    Number of   Number of   Number of voting       Percentage of voting            
              shares       voting      shares      rights                 rights                          
                           rights                                                                      
                                       Direct      Direct     Indirect    Direct      Indirect            
Ordinary 
shares                                                                                         
GB0004161021  51,423,353  51,423,353   39,956,724  39,956,724 Not         2.90%       Not    
                                                              disclosable             disclosable
                                                                                         
                                                                        
B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting       Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion      rights that may be  voting rights 
instrument                    period/date     acquired (if the                 
                                              instrument                       
                                              exercised/                       
                                              converted)                       
N/A                                                                            

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
39,956,724                              2.90%                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
See section 4                                 

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:                            

See section 4             
                                                                               
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 7391 6640                          

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.