Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                              
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer shares to                    Hays Plc             
which voting rights are attached:                                               Sedol 0416102 
                                                                                            
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                  
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Sale of 103,939 shares             Yes      
                                                                                             
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                                                            
                                                                                            
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                            

Other (please specify):                                                                                   
                                                                                             
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:               Majedie Asset Management Limited        
                                                                                                 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3.):                                                    

                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or        15 January 2013
reached:                                                    
           
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               24 January 2013                 
                                                                                            
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                 Below 5%                         
  
8. Notified details:                                                                                    
                                                                                                         
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Class/type of    Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
shares           to the triggering                                                                     
                 transaction                                                                        
if possible   
using the        Number       Number         Number       Number of voting         % of  voting rights   
ISIN CODE        of           of             of shares    rights                                   
                 Shares       Voting                                                                
                              Rights         Direct       Direct      Indirect     Direct     Indirect              
                                                                                                        
GB0004161021   70,007,827   70,007,827                                69,903,888              4.99%   
                                                                                                        
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                        
Type of financial      Expiration   Exercise/             Number of voting        % of voting                  
instrument             date         Conversion Period     rights that may be      rights                  
                                                          acquired if the       
                                                          instrument is                      
                                                          exercised/ converted.                     
                                                                                                        
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
                                                                                                        
Type of financial  Exercise     Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting rights   % of voting rights   
instrument         price        date         Conversion    instrument refers to                          
                                             period                                                      
                                                                                    Nominal     Delta  
                                                                                                  
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           

Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights                         
69,903,888                                     4.99%                                               
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the            
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                
                                                                                                  
Proxy Voting:                                                                             
                                                                                          
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                             
                                                                                          
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                                       
                                                                                          
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
                                               
13. Additional information:                 Majedie Asset Management Ltd is a             
                                            discretionary Fund Manager.  It invests funds 
                                            on behalf of its clients on a segregated basis
                                            as well as through its pooled vehicle Majedie 
                                            Asset Management Investment Fund Company.     
                                                                                          
14. Contact name:                           Jenny Nolan                                   
                                                                                          
15. Contact telephone number:               020 7618 3925