Holding(s) in Company

Hays PLC
01 March 2004


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)        Name of company:

           Hays plc

2)        Name of shareholder having a major interest:

           Barclays plc

3)        Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
          holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
          non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it 
          is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18:

          Discretionary investment management by Barclays Global Investors Japan 
          Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Private Bank and Trust 
          Ltd; Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd; Barclays Global Investors 
          Australia Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking; 
          Barclays Private Bank Ltd; Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd; Barclays 
          Life Assurance Co Ltd; Barclays Global Investors, N.A.; Barclays 
          Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Global Investors Japan Investment 
          Trust; Barclays Capital Securities Ltd; Gerrard Ltd

4)        Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
          number of shares held by each of them:

           Numerous nominee accounts.

5)        Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

          Not advised

6)        Percentage of issued class:

          Not advised

7)        Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

          n/a

8)        Percentage of issued class:

          n/a

9)        Class of security:

           Ordinary 1p shares

10)       Date of transaction:

           Not advised

11)       Date company informed:

           1 March 2004

12)       Total holding following this notification:

          204,011,457

13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

           11.75%

14)       Any additional information:


15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

          P A Dungate
          01483 302203

16)       Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
          making this notification:

          P A Dungate

          Senior Solicitor

          Date of notification:                   1 March  2004





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