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 21 June 2007 it transferred 32,831 Ordinary Shares currently
held in Treasury to satisfy awards under the `Hays plc 1995 Executive Share
Option Scheme' and the `Hays plc 1996 Company Share Option Plan'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 114,338,177 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,449,758,389 (excluding treasury
shares).