Directors Shareholding

Hays PLC
9 May 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Hays plc

2   Name of director:
N A McLachlan

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or 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 registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


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


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


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
n/a

12  Price per share:
n/a

13  Date of transaction:
n/a

14  Date company informed:
n/a

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
8 May 2001

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004

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

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
507 Ordinary 1p

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
229p

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
558,040

23  Contact name for queries:
S J Charnock
Group Secretary

24  Contact telephone number:
01483 302203

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
S J Charnock  Group Secretary


Additional Information:

Grant of options under all-employee Save As You Earn option scheme.