Director Shareholding

Hays PLC
15 December 2003


                                    SCHEDULE 11

           NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)      Name of company:
         Hays plc

2)      Name of director:
         J W Martin

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

4)      Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of
        them (if notified):
         J W Martin

5)      Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above
        and identify the connected person(s):
         n/a

6)      Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single
        co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
         Purchase of shares.

7)      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
         38,000

8)      Percentage of issued class:
         0.0021%

9)      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
         n/a

10)     Percentage of issued class:
        n/a

11)     Class of security:
         Ordinary 1p shares

12)     Price per share:
         126.2p

13)     Date of transaction:
         15 December 2003

14)     Date company informed:
         15 December 2003

15)     Total holding following this notification:
         68,000

16)     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
         0.0039%

24)     Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
        P A Dungate

        01483 302203

 25)     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:
        P A Dungate

        Senior Solicitor

        Date of Notification:                  15 December 2003



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