Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hays PLC
20 September 2005


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.1.4R(1).


(1)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures
         of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer
         should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)      An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging
         managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)      An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of
         the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and
         24.



Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.



1. Name of the issuer



Hays plc ....................................



2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as
extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or

(iii) both (i) and (ii)



............(i)........................



3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director



Nicholas Raymond Cox....................................



4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
connected person



No...

.................................



5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest



Holding in name of Nicholas Raymond Cox....................................



6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or
financial instruments relating to shares



1p Ordinary shares....................................



7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of
shares held by each of them



Nicholas Raymond Cox....................................

....................................



8 State the nature of the transaction



Purchase of Shares....................................

....................................



9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired



38,645  shares....................................



10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)



0.0024%....................................



11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed



N/A....................................



12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)



N/A....................................



13. Price per share or value of transaction



£1.2325p per share....................................



14. Date and place of transaction



19 September 2005....................................



15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)



78,969 shares which is 0.0050%....................................



16. Date issuer informed of transaction



19 September 2005....................................



If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes



17 Date of grant



....................................



18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised



....................................



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



....................................



20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)



....................................

....................................



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at the time of exercise



....................................



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
notification



....................................



23. Any additional information

This disclosure as a PDMR is as a result of Mr Cox membership of the executive
committee of Hays plc.





24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Stefan Bort, Assistant Company Secretary, Hays plc

020 614 9418



Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification



Stefan Bort, Assistant Company Secretary, Hays plc





Date of notification



20  September 2005

END


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