Holding(s) in Company

TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of                   Hays plc      
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) subject to the notification    Morgan Stanley Investment     
obligation:                                              Management Limited ("MSIM")         
           
                                                                             
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):   Various clients for which  
                                                         MSIM has voting authority    
  
                                                                             
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the        29.05.09            
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                               
                                                                 
            
6. Date on which issuer notified:                        02.06.09            
                                                          
                   
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:          10%                 
                                                                             

8. Notified details:
                    

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                 
                                                                                    
Class/type   Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering       
of shares    the Triggering          transaction                                    
             transaction                                                            
if possible                                                                        
using the    Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of voting    % of voting    
ISIN CODE    Shares      Voting      shares      rights              rights         
                         Rights                                                     
                                      Direct     Direct  Indirect    Direct Indirect
                                                                                    
ORD          137,023,791 137,023,791 139,846,287         139,846,287        10.16%  
                                                                                    
GBP 0.01                                                                            
                                                                                    
GB0004161021                                                                        
                                                                                    

B: Financial Instruments                                                      
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may  % of   
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is  voting 
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.             rights 
                                                                              
                                                                              
Total (A+B)                                                                   
                                                                              
Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights        
                                                                              
139,846,287                               10.16%              
                                                                               

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited       139,846,287      10.16%                                            
                                                                               

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

13. Additional information:                
                                           
14. Contact name:                Lyndsey Cooke
                                           
15. Contact telephone number:    020 7677 1693