PDMR Shareholding

Hays plc

21 March 2012

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
(`PDMRs')

In accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1), Hays plc notifies that, on 21
March 2012, the following PDMRs were granted options over the stated number of
Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company at an option price of 78p per share
pursuant to the Hays UK Sharesave Scheme. Options will become exercisable from
1 May 2015 until 31 October 2015.

Name                    Number of options

A J Cullens                        11,538                                   
A S Douglas-Home                   11,538


Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
020 7383 2266