Hays Regulatory News (HAS)

9 Nov 2011 17:07

HAYS PLCANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011RESULTS OF THE POLL

Hays plc held its twenty fourth Annual General Meeting today, 9 November 2011, at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regents Park, London NW1 4LE at 12 noon. All resolutions were duly passed on a poll. The results are shown below.

POLL RESULTS

The results of the poll are as follows:

Resolution Votes Votes Votes For % For Against Withheld

1. To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and 1,040,407,314 100.00 17,220 6,772,588

the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2011

2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2011 1,040,452,175 100.00 1,520 6,743,427

3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

980,972,544 94.59 56,147,247 10,077,330

4. To reappoint Victoria Jarman as a director of the Company 1,038,871,793 99.87 1,381,439 6,943,890

5. To reappoint Alan Thomson as a director of the Company

1,038,946,150 99.87 1,378,871 6,872,101

6. To reappoint Alistair Cox as a director of the Company

1,038,931,218 99.87 1,401,140 6,864,764

7. To reappoint Paul Venables as a director of the Company

1,038,910,141 99.86 1,420,327 6,866,654

8. To reappoint William Eccleshare as a director of the Company 1,038,827,757 99.86 1,489,116 6,880,249

9. To reappoint Paul Harrison as a director of the Company

1,038,883,694 99.86 1,429,856 6,883,572

10. To reappoint Richard Smelt as a director of the Company

1,038,872,940 99.86 1,439,220 6,884,962

11. To reappoint Paul Stoneham as a director of the Company

1,038,863,095 99.86 1,453,039 6,880,988

12. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor of the Company

1,039,980,700 99.96 440,765 6,775,657

13. To authorise the directors to determine the Auditor's

1,039,694,652 99.93 736,645 6,765,825

remuneration

14. To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in

1,023,309,356 98.36 17,057,631 6,830,135

the Company

15. To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights* 1,039,922,349 99.96 387,223 6,887,550

16. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*

1,030,696,063 99.88 1,200,889 15,300,169

17. To authorise the calling of a general meeting with 14 clear 1,021,663,911 98.20 18,706,335 6,826,876

days' notice*

Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.

The total number of votes cast was 1,047,197,122 which represents 71.53% of the Company's issued share capital (75.38% excluding shares held in Treasury in respect of which no votes were cast).

The total number of shares in issue at the close of business on 7 November 2011 was 1,464,096,566 (1,389,182,484 excluding shares held in Treasury).

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available at www.hays.com/investors.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Neil TsappisDeputy Company Secretary9 November 2011