Director Shareholding

Hays PLC
21 September 2000



Hays plc (the 'Company')

The Company has been notified that on 20 September 2000 the Hays Employee
Share Trustee (Jersey) Limited (the 'Trust') purchased 395,456 Ordinary shares
of 1p each in the Company at a price of 418.0742p per share.  The following
directors of Hays plc are potential beneficiaries under the Hays employee
Share Trustee (Jersey) Limited:  R E Frost, J R Cole, K P Charlton, N A
McLachlan, R J Morgan, D C Tibble, X F E Urbain, D R Waxman and G J Williams.