Holding(s) in Company

Hays PLC
30 June 2003


                                                     SCHEDULE 10

                                      NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)        Name of company:

           Hays plc

2)        Name of shareholder having a major interest:

          Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Limited

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:

          Discretionary investment management on behalf of Lloyds TSB Group plc, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and
          Scottish Widows Group Ltd.

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

          Not advised.

5)        Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

           Not advised.

6)        Percentage of issued class:

           Not advised.

7)        Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

           n/a

8)        Percentage of issued class:

           n/a

9)        Class of security:

           Ordinary 1p shares

10)       Date of transaction:

           Not advised

11)       Date company informed:

           30 June 2003

12)       Total holding following this notification:

          86,726,849

13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

          4.998%

14)       Any additional information:


15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

          Stephen Charnock

          01483 302203

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

          Stephen Charnock

          Group Secretary

          Date of notification:                   30 June 2003





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