Result of AGM

HAYS PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010 RESULTS OF THE POLL Hays plc held its twenty third Annual General Meeting today, 10 November 2010, at the offices of UBS, 1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP at 12 noon. All resolutions were duly passed on a poll. The results are shown below. POLL RESULTS The results of the poll are as follows: Votes Votes Votes Resolution For % For Against Withheld 1. To adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports 1,051,592,196 99.96 373,297 267,870 and the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2010 2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 1,050,470,583 99.86 1,504,548 258,232 30 June 2010 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 938,128,288 89.63 108,552,255 5,552,820 4. To re-appoint Alan Thomson as a director of the 1,049,677,094 99.79 2,215,906 340,363 Company 5. To re-appoint William Eccleshare as a director 1,048,118,344 99.64 3,788,505 326,514 of the Company 6. To re-appoint Paul Stoneham as a director of 1,047,850,480 99.61 4,061,119 321,764 the Company 7. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor of the 1,051,508,143 99.96 447,364 277,856 Company 8. To authorise the directors to determine the 1,051,842,942 99.99 100,807 289,614 Auditor's remuneration 9. To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary 1,045,430,476 99.38 6,490,637 312,250 shares in the Company 10. To authorise the directors to disapply 1,051,505,077 99.96 369,718 358,568 pre-emption rights * 11. To authorise the Company to purchase its own 1,051,802,202 99.99 145,240 285,921 shares * 12. To authorise the calling of a general meeting 1,026,644,507 97.59 25,322,070 266,786 with 14 clear days' notice * Notes: i) Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk. ii) The total number of votes cast was 1,052,233,363 which represents 71.87% of the issued share capital (76.02% excluding shares held in Treasury). iii) The total number of shares in issue at 6.00 p.m. on 8 November 2010 was 1,464,096,566 (1,384,213,328 excluding shares held in Treasury). Neil Tsappis Deputy Company Secretary 10 November 2010

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