Director Shareholding

Hays PLC
21 November 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Hays plc

2) Name of director

C S Matthews

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Director

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

20 November 2002

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

20 November 2005 - 19 November 2012

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

nil

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

600,000 Ordinary 1p

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


89.5p



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

600,000


23) Any additional information


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

S J Charnock
Group Secretary
Tel:  [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

S J Charnock

Group Secretary

Date of Notification 21 November 2002




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