Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1) Name of company

Hays plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Barclays Private Bank Ltd                     Barclays Global Investors, N.A   
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd       Barclays Private Bank and Trust  
                                              Ltd                              
                                                                               
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                 Barclays Global Investors Japan  
                                              Ltd                              
                                                                               
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd               Barclays Capital Securities Ltd  
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd   
                                                                               
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd              Gerrard Ltd                      
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &       Barclays Capital Inc             
Banking                                                                        
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd          Barclays Bank plc                
                                                                               
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
Number of shares held by each of them
Various nominee accounts

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


Not advised

6) Percentage of issued class

Not advised
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not Advised
8) Percentage of issued class



Not Advised
9) Class of security

Ordinary 1p shares

10) Date of transaction



21 November 2006
11) Date company informed



28 November 2006



12) Total holding following this notification

320,833,173


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

21.99%
14) Any additional information

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Maninder Dhiman

Company Secretarial Assistant

020 7614 9423


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Stefan Bort

Deputy Company Secretary

Date of notification 28 November 2006