Treasury Stock

TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

In accordance with the provisions of Listing Rule 12.6.4, the Board of Hays plc
advises that on
25 April 2008 it transferred 306,621 Ordinary Shares currently held in Treasury
to satisfy awards under the `Hays plc UK Share Save Scheme - 2004 offer'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 65,464,712 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
The number of shares in issue is 1,398,631,854 (excluding treasury shares).

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