Directors' Dealings

HAYS PLC
7 October 1999


Transfer of Shares in Satisfaction of Save As You Earn Options

                    Hays plc (the Company)

The Company announces that on 6 October 1999 13,534 ordinary shares in the
Company (Shares) were transferred to employees of the Hays Group by the Hays
Share Scheme Trustee Limited (the Trust) in satisfaction of options held by them
under the Hays plc Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (the Scheme).

The transfer value of the aforementioned shares is as follows:

          Option Price        No.of Shares        Transfer Value

            £1.21               5,702               £6,899.42
            £1.75               5,786              £10,125.50
            £2.205              1,268               £2,795.94
            £3.88                 778               £3,018.64

                               13,534              £22,839.50

The Company also announces that, on the same date, 668 Shares were acquired by
the Trust from a former employee at a price of £1.75 per share (total transfer
value of £1,169).

Following these transactions, the Trust holds 4,880,974 Shares.

The Trust is a discretionary trust under which all employees of the Hays Group
are potential beneficiaries.  Each of the Executive Directors of the Company is
for Companies Act purposes regarded as interested in all of these Shares.
Despite the technical interest in all the Shares each Executive Director will
only be entitled to receive from the Trust the number of Shares to which he is
entitled on exercise of any option held by him under the Scheme.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:       Ms S Hall
                                                          01483 302203