Treasury Stock

Hays 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 10 September 2012 it transferred 10,902 Ordinary shares
held in Treasury to two participants (non-PDMRs) to satisfy the maturity
exercise of options at 69p per share under the Hays plc International Sharesave
Scheme.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 74,538,413 Ordinary shares in Treasury.
The number of shares in issue is 1,389,558,153 (excluding treasury shares).

Neil Tsappis

Deputy Company Secretary

020 7383 2266