Holding(s) in Company

Hays PLC
02 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:
           n/a

6)        Percentage of issued class:
          n/a

7)        Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
           Not advised

8)        Percentage of issued class:
          Not advised

9)        Class of security:
           Ordinary 1p shares

10)       Date of transaction:
           Not advised

11)       Date company informed:
           2 January 2004

12)       Total holding following this notification:
          204,749,450

13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
           11.79%

14)       Any additional information:


15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
          Paul Dungate
          01483 302203

16)       Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:
          Paul Dungate
          Senior Solicitor

           Date of notification:                   2 January                2004





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