Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Alexandra Douglas-Home

b)

Position/status

PCA to Sholto Douglas-Home, 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

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

The on-market sale of ordinary shares in Hays plc

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

14 December 2016

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange