Total Voting Rights

Hays plc - Total Voting Rights                         

                                   Hays plc

                           Voting Rights and Capital                           

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, Hays plc would
like to notify the market of the following:

As at close of business on 31 October 2008 Hays plc:

* had 1,464,096,566 issued ordinary shares of 1p each admitted to trading. Each
ordinary share carries the right to one vote in relation to all circumstances
at general meetings of Hays plc;

* held 88,331,239 ordinary shares in treasury. The voting rights of treasury
shares are automatically suspended.

Accordingly, Hays had total voting rights of 1,375,765,327

.

The total voting rights figure (1,375,765,327) may be used by shareholders (and
others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations
by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest
in, or a change to their interest in Hays plc under the FSA's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

Stefan Bort

Deputy Company Secretary

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