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 13 March 2007 it transferred 29,852 Ordinary Shares currently
held in Treasury to satisfy the Hays plc Long-Term Co-Investment Plan maturity
and sale of `matching shares'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 111,665,561 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,452,431,005 (excluding treasury
shares).

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