Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1) Name of company



Hays plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest



Barclays plc


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Barclays Private Bank Ltd                              Barclays Global Investors, N.A   
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                Barclays Private Bank and Trust  
                                                       Ltd                              
                                                                               
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                          Barclays Global Investors Japan  
                                                       Ltd                              
                                                                               
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                        Barclays Capital Securities Ltd  
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                          Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd   
                                                                               
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                       Gerrard Ltd                      
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &                Barclays Capital Inc             
Banking                                                                        
                                                                               
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd                   Barclays Bank plc                
                                                                               
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
Number of shares held by each of them


Various nominee accounts


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


Not advised


6) Percentage of issued class


Not advised


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


Not Advised


8) Percentage of issued class


Not Advised


9) Class of security


Ordinary 1p shares


10) Date of transaction



11 August 2006



11) Date company informed



17 August 2006



12) Total holding following this notification


322,453,463


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


22.05%


14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Maninder Dhiman

Company Secretarial Assistant

020 7614 9423


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Stefan Bort

Deputy Company Secretary

Date of notification 17 August 2006