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 11 September 2007 it transferred 85,409 Ordinary Shares
currently held in Treasury to satisfy awards under the `Hays plc 1995 Executive
Share Option Scheme'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 129,881,980 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,434,214,586 (excluding treasury
shares).