Treasury Stock

Hay plc ("the Company")

TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

In accordance with the provisions of Listing Rule 12.6.4, the Company hereby
notifies you that on 27 May 2011 it transferred 16,344 Ordinary shares held in
Treasury to four participants (non-PDMRs) to satisfy the maturity exercise of
options at 98p per share under the Hays plc UK and International Sharesave
Schemes.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 79,858,259 Ordinary shares in Treasury.
The number of shares in issue is 1,384,238,307 (excluding treasury shares).