Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                              
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                          
of existing shares to which voting rights are                      Hays Plc                 
attached:                                                       Sedol 0416102                          

                                                                                            
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                  
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          Yes      
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result             
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.                      
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                   
qualifying financial instruments                                                            
                                                                                            
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                            
                        
Other (please specify):                                                                                   
  
                                                                                          
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the            Majedie Asset Management Limited        
notification obligation:                                                                    

                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                              
 (if different from 3.):                                                                    
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                      
which the threshold is crossed or reached:                  09 January 2013                 

                                                                                            
6. Date on which issuer notified:                           15 January 2013                 
 
                                                                                           
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                 Above 5%                    
 

8. Notified details:                                                                                    
           
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Class/type of     Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
shares             to the triggering                                                                     
                      transaction                                                                        
                                                                                                        
if possible       Number       Number                      Number of voting        % of  voting rights   
using               of           of                             rights                                   
the ISIN CODE     Shares       Voting       Number                                                       
                              Rights      of shares      Direct      Indirect     Direct     Indirect  
                                                                                                        
GB0004161021    69,847,540   69,847,540                             69,967,411                5.00%   
                                                                                                        
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                        
                                                              Number of voting                          
                                                              rights that may be                        
Type of financial      Expiration   Exercise/                 acquired if the           % of voting       
instrument             date         Conversion Period         instrument is             rights            
                                                              exercised/ converted.                       
                                                                                                        
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments                           
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    

Type of financial Exercise     Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights   
instrument        price        date         Conversion    instrument refers to                          
                                            period                                                      
                                                                                     Nominal     Delta  
                                                                                                        
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                        
69,967,411                                          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:                 Majedie Asset Management Ltd is a discretionary 
                                            Fund Manager.  It invests funds on behalf of its 
                                            clients on a segregated basis as well as through 
                                            its pooled vehicle Majedie Asset Management 
                                            Investment Fund Company.     
                             
                                                             
14. Contact name:                           Jenny Nolan                                   
                    
                                                                      
15. Contact telephone number:               020 7618 3925