Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3262W

Hays PLC

09 June 2008

 



Hays plc

REPLACEMENT - Purchase of own shares

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT, RNS NO 3252W, SHOULD HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING FIGURES AS A RESULT OF TODAY'S PURCHASE.

Following the purchases of these shares, Hays holds 80,347,725 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,383,748,841 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

FULL AMENDED TEXT CAN BE FOUND BELOW.

Hays plc announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of £0.01 each on the London Stock Exchange via ABN AMRO Bank NV.

Ordinary shares:

Date of purchase:    09 June 2008

Number of ordinary shares purchased:    1,000,000

Highest price paid per share:    101.71p

Lowest price paid per share:    99.75p

Volume weighted average price paid per share:    100.85p

Hays intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the purchases of these shares, Hays holds 80,347,725 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,383,748,841 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

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