| For filings with the FCA include the annex |  | ||||
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex |  | ||||
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Hays PLC | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | S | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ¨ | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | S | ||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ¨ | ||||
| Other (please specify): |  | ¨ | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | BlackRock, Inc. | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)  |  | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on | 9 December, 2015 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 December, 2015 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 10% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of 
 | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| GB0004161021 | 129,653,609 | 129,653,609 | N/A | N/A | 125,408,076 | N/A | 8.75% | |||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting | ||||||||||||
| Securities Lending |  |  | 629,904 | 0.04% | ||||||||||||
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights xix, xx 
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| CFD |  |  |  | 16,308,819 | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
| 1.13% | 1.13% | |||||||||||||||
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 142,346,799 | 9.94% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||
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 See Annex | ||
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |  | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |  | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |  | |
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| 
 | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team | |
| 14. Contact name: | Gareth Slade | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3650 | |
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | 
| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Group Limited |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 5.51% | 0.94% | 6.45% | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Group Limited |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |  |  |  | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Fund Advisors |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |  |  |  | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Group Limited |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock International Limited |  |  |  | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Fund Advisors |  |  |  | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Group Limited |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |  |  |  | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock (Isle of Man) Holdings Limited |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock (Isle of Man) Limited |  |  |  | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |  |  |  | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |  |  |  | 
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| BlackRock, Inc. |  |  |  | 
| Trident Merger, LLC |  |  |  | 
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |  |  |  | 
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