Treasury Stock

Hays plc ("the Company")

TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

In accordance with the provisions of Listing Rule 12.6.4, the Company hereby
notifies you that on 3 September 2012 it transferred 11,851 Ordinary shares
held in Treasury to a participant (non-PDMR) to satisfy the maturity exercise
of options at 69p per share under the Hays plc International Sharesave Scheme.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 74,549,315 Ordinary shares in Treasury.
The number of shares in issue is 1,389,547,251 (excluding treasury shares).

Neil Tsappis

Deputy Company Secretary

020 7383 2266