Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities('PDMRs')

Hays plc ("the Company")

In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a), the Company hereby notifies 
you that, on 31 August 2012, a person connected with Victoria Jarman, a non-executive director 
and PDMR, purchased 14,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company at 69.35p per share.

Following this transaction, Mrs Jarman's interest in the Ordinary share capital of the Company 
is 14,000 shares.


Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
020 7383 2266
31 August 2012