Treasury Stock

10 Sep 2012 15:53

Hays plc ("the Company")

TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

In accordance with the provisions of Listing Rule 12.6.4, the Company hereby notifies you that on 10 September 2012 it transferred 10,902 Ordinary shares held in Treasury to two participants (non-PDMRs) to satisfy the maturity exercise of options at 69p per share under the Hays plc International Sharesave Scheme.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 74,538,413 Ordinary shares in Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,389,558,153 (excluding treasury shares).

Neil TsappisDeputy Company Secretary020 7383 2266