Directors' Dealings

Hays PLC
24 January 2000


On 17 January 2000 the shareholders of Hays plc approved a resolution to
implement a bonus issue of one share for every existing share held. Dealings in
the new shares commenced today.

As a result of the bonus issue, the interests of directors of Hays plc in
Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company are as follows:

Director             Shares            Options

R E Frost*           80,000,000         965,318

J R Cole*                15,890       1,244,200

K P Charlton*            20,000         438,578

N A McLachlan*           77,228         470,794

R J Morgan*                 Nil         362,772

D C Tibble*             600,000         650,918

X F E Urbain*               Nil         233,902

D R Waxman*           2,937,328         751,380

G J Williams*        22,126,668         588,214
(non beneficial)      1,333,332             Nil

R A Lawson                5,220             Nil

L J Stammers              8,000             Nil

C S Taylor               11,000             Nil

All interests are beneficial, except as indicated.  Options include potential
entitlements under the Performance Shares Scheme.

The executive Directors of Hays plc (marked with an asterisk above) are regarded
as being interested for the purposes of the Companies Act in 17,244,504 shares
currently held by Hays plc Employee Share Trust and in 9,422,896 shares
currently held by the Hays plc Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust (the
'Trusts') since they are, together with the other Hays Group employees,
potential beneficiaries of the Trusts.


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