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
12 September 2007 it transferred 36,769 Ordinary Shares currently held in
Treasury to satisfy awards under the `Hays plc 1995 Executive Share Option
Scheme'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 130,417,410 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,433,679,156 (excluding treasury
shares).