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                             Hays plc                       
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) subject to the          Templeton Global Advisors Limited      
notification obligation:                                                     
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different      BNP Paris                      
from 3.):                                         HSBC Bank Limited, London      
                                                  JP Morgan Chase Bank, London   
                                                  Mellon Bank NA, London         
                                                  Merrill Lynch Intl Limited, London                         
                                                  State Street Bank & Trust, London     
                                                  The Bank of New York, London   
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which     May 4, 2010                    
the threshold is crossed or reached if                                         
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                 May 5, 2010                    
                                                                               
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 after the triggering transaction 
shares        previous to the                                                       
              Triggering                                                            
 if possible  transaction                                                           
using the                                                                           
ISIN CODE     Number  Number   Number of Number of voting     % of voting rights    
              of      of       shares    rights                                     
              Shares  Voting                                                        
                      Rights             Direct    Indirect   Direct    Indirect    
                                                                                    
Ordinary .01                                       69,227,166           5.00%       
                                                                                    
GB0004161021                                                                        
 

B: Financial Instruments                                                          
                                                                                  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              
                                                                                  
Type of          Expiration  Exercise/           Number of voting     % of voting 
financial        date        Conversion  Period/ rights that may be   rights      
instrument                   Date                acquired if the                  
                                                 instrument is                    
                                                 exercised/                       
                                                 converted.                       

                                                                                  
Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                % of voting rights                      
                                                                               
       69,227,166                             5.00%                  
                                                                               
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or   
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:               
 

Proxy Voting:                                                                
                                                                             
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                
                                                                             
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:                Lori A. Weber                               
                                 Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc.   
                                                                             
15. Contact telephone number:    954-847-2283