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 9 April 2010 it transferred 147,327 Ordinary Shares of 1p each 
held in Treasury to the Hays plc Employee Share Trust at 115.3 pence per share, 
being the closing middle market quotation on 8 April 2010, in connection with 
the Hays plc UK Sharesave Scheme.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 80,227,930 Ordinary Shares of 1p each
in Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,383,868,636 (excluding treasury
shares).

Hays plc

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