Holding(s) in Company

Hays PLC
29 July 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

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

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

Various 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



Not advised



8) Percentage of issued class



Not advised



9) Class of security



Ordinary 1p shares



10) Date of transaction



27 July 2004



11) Date company informed



28 July 2004



12) Total holding following this notification



188,943,404



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



10.89%



14) Any additional information







15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Sarah Anderson

Company Secretarial Assistant

020 7374 6029

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

Stefan Bort

Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification 29 July 2004


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