Holding(s) in Company

Hays PLC
05 January 2004


                                                     SCHEDULE 10

                                      NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)    Name of company:
      Hays plc

2)    Name of shareholder having a major interest:
      Barclays plc

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 by Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd; Barclays Global
      Investors Ltd; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd; Barclays
      Global Investors Australia Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking; Barclays Private
      Bank Ltd; Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd; Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd; Barclays Global
      Investors, N.A.; Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Global Investors Japan Investment Trust;
      Barclays Capital Securities Ltd; Gerrard Ltd

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

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:
      5 January 2004

12)   Total holding following this notification:
      208,954 966

13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
      12.03%

14)   Any additional information:


15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
      S J Charnock
      01483 302203

16)   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:
      S J Charnock
      Group Secretary

      Date of notification:  5 January 2004



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