Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                              

                                                                                                           
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                 Hays plc         
   of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:                                            

                                                                                               
2.Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                   
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 
                                                                                            
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       Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and                   
specify):           Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International,            
                    Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under             
                    management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under          Yes             
                    management by CMRC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by            
                    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). It is solely for             
                    this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition          
                    or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding.             

                                                                                            
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the           The Capital Group Companies, Inc.        
   notification obligation:                                                                    
                                                                                            

4. Full name of shareholder(s)                     See Schedule A                 
  (if different from 3.):                                                                    
                                                                                            

5. Date of the transaction and date on             3 September 2012                                         
   which the threshold is crossed or                                  
   reached:                                                                                    
                                                                                            

6. Date on which issuer notified:                  5 September 2012                
                                                                                            

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:    Above 6%                    


8. Notified details:                                                                                  

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                   
                                                                                                      
Class/type of     Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
shares            to the triggering                                                                    
if possible       transaction                                                                          
using the ISIN                                                                                                      
CODE              Number        Number       Number      Number of voting      % of voting rights     
                  of            of Voting    of shares   rights                                        
                  Shares        Rights       Indirect    Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect   
                                                                                                     
Ordinary Shares   91,310,129    91,310,129   91,310,129           91,310,129            6.5712% 
(GB0004161021)        
                                                                      

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

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    
instrument          price       date         Conversion    instrument refers to       rights                   
                                             period                                                      
                                                                                      Nominal  Delta   
N/A                                                                                            

                                                                                                      
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                         
Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights                        
                                                                                                      
91,310,129                                         6.5712%                      
 

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

15. Contact telephone number:               +001 [phone]                           


Schedule A

As of 3 September 2012 

Hays plc

                                                            Number of     Percent of   
                                                               shares    outstanding  
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings           91,310,129         6.571%     
                                                                                  
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds
                            
·  Capital Research and Management Company                 91,310,129         6.571%       
   ·  Capital Income Builder                                             
                                                                             
   

                                                                          
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