Treasury Stock

HAYS PLC                                    

                          TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES                          

In accordance with the provisions of Listing Rule 12.6.4, the Board of Hays plc
advises that on 22 December 2006 it transferred 209,434 Ordinary Shares
currently held in Treasury to satisfy the Hays plc Long-Term Co-Investment Plan
maturity and sale of `matching shares'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 102,322,280 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,461,774,286 (excluding treasury
shares).