Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hays plc                                    

                       Long-Term Co-Investment Plan 2005                       

Invitations for the 2005 award of the Long-Term Co-Investment Plan (`the Plan')
to directors were previously reported on 14 December 2005.

The following directors and PDMR's (Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility) have accepted invitations to participate to the levels
indicated:

Name                Invited             Accepted            Maximum Matching   
                                                                               
Director & PDMR                                                                
                                                                               
Denis Waxman        183,501             183,501             917,505            
                                                                               
PDMRs                                                                          
                                                                               
Nicholas Cox        69,859              69,859              349,295            
                                                                               
Lucinda             37,937              30,000              150,000            
Charles-Jones                                                                  
                                                                               
Nigel Heap          69,785              69,785              348,925            
                                                                               
Ross Hetherington   78,365              78,365              391,825            
                                                                               
Andrew McRae        57,069              51,007              255,035            
                                                                               
Robert Smith        77,580              77,850              389,250            
                                                                               
Alison Yapp         29,166              29,166*             145,830            

* including an award of 11,666 restricted shares granted to participants who
are not Executive Committee members, in accordance with the rules of the Plan.

The release of shares on 14 December 2008 is subject to successful achievement
of the performance conditions approved by shareholders at the inception of the
Plan.

SE Bort

Assistant Company Secretary

3rd April 2006