FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
23 September 2020
Hays plc
Commencement of Treasury Share Purchase programme
Hays plc ("Hays" or the "Company") announces that a programme to purchase up to 10,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p will commence today (the "Treasury Share Purchase"). The Treasury Share Purchase will be made under the Company's existing authority and the shares purchased will be held in treasury and utilised to satisfy employee share-based award obligations over the next two years. This is in lieu of block listing new shares to satisfy these schemes, as per previous years.
The Company has entered into an agreement with UBS AG London to conduct the Treasury Share Purchase on its behalf during open periods. The Treasury Share Purchase will be conducted within the certain parameters including those prescribed by the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 and Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules.
Enquiries:
Hays plc
Paul Venables Group Finance Director +44 (0) 20 3978 2520
David Phillips Head of Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 3978 3173
Finsbury Guy Lamming
Anjali Unnikrishnan hays@finsbury.com
LEI code: 213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08