Hays Regulatory News (HAS)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Hays plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which mayresult in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 30 November 2012 6. Date on which issuer notified: 04 December 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: L&G (Below 3%) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering transaction if possible Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights using of of rights the ISIN CODE Shares Voting Number Rights of shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 1p 55,219,272 Below 3% (as on 14/08/2009) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of voting rights that may be Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ acquired if the % of voting instrument date Conversion Period instrument is rights exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to period Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)(Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings

(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society Management) Limited (PMC) Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,398,828,475 14. Contact name: Angela Hayter (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851