Result of AGM

Hays PLC
04 November 2005



                          ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

                           RESULTS OF THE POLL


At the Annual General Meeting of Hays plc held on 3 November 2005 all
resolutions were passed following a poll of shareholders.


The results of the poll are as follows:


Resolutions                                                                     Votes For     Votes       Total Votes
                                                                                              Against
1. To receive and adopt the Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2005 and the    1,142,721,920 1,594,022   1,144,315,942
reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon


2. To declare a final dividend                                                  1,163,035,006 0           1,163,035,006


3. To approve the Board's report on remuneration                                1,002,460,232 125,585,181 1,128,045,413


4. To re-appoint Mr C W Eccleshare                                              1,160,962,270 1,965,466   1,162,927,736


5. To re-appoint Mr P H Stoneham                                                1,160,959,854 1,967,351   1,162,927,205


6. To re-elect Mr J W Martin                                                    1,162,403,686 531,029     1,162,934,715


7. To re-elect Mr B G Wallace                                                   1,160,962,481 1,972,234   1,162,934,715


8. To re-appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors                              1,158,028,356 4,442,782   1,162,471,138


9. To authorise the Directors to agree the Auditors remuneration                1,161,385,659 1,643,806   1,163,029,465


10. To authorise the Directors to allot securities for the purpose of Section   1,160,716,324 2,278,714   1,162,995,038
80 of the Companies Act 1985


11. To authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to Section 94 (3A)  1,162,739,692 218,235     1,162,957,927
of the Companies Act 1985 as if Section 89(1) of the Act did not apply


12. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its shares             1,162,805,778 208,101     1,163,013,879


13. To authorise the Directors to amend the Long Term Co-Investment Plan        1,138,059,409 16,242,422  1,154,301,831




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