Hays Regulatory News (HAS)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

David Brown

b)

Position/status

CEO, Americas, PDMR

c)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

2

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Hays plc

b)

LEI

213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08

3

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1p each

ISIN Code: GB0004161021

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares at a price of 27p per share under the Hays plc US Employee Stock Purchase Plan on 13 April 2026. In accordance with the Plan rules, the shares will be held in a Holding Period of one year.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

13 April 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

David Brown

b)

Position/status

CEO, Americas, PDMR

c)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

2

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Hays plc

b)

LEI

213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08

3

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1p each

ISIN Code: GB0004161021

b)

Nature of the transaction

An award over ordinary shares in Hays plc granted under the Hays US Employee Stock Purchase Plan on 14 April 2026. The maximum number of shares purchased at the end of the Offering Period will be the maximum number of shares that can be acquired at the purchase price using the participant's accumulated contributions of US$250 per four-weekly period. In accordance with the Plan rules, the purchase price per share will be the lower of: 90% of the fair market value of a share at grant; and 90% of the fair market value of a share on the exercise date.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

14 April 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue