Holding(s) in Company

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex  
                                            
For filings with issuer exclude the annex   

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                 Hays Plc            
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                      
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                      Yes    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result           
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights             
are attached                                                                   
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s)                    Lloyds TSB Group Plc              
subject to notification                                                        
obligation:                                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)               Nominees (Jersey) Ltd             
(if different from 3):                                                         
                                              Perry Nominees Ltd               
                                                                               
                                              Boltro Nominees Ltd              
                                                                               
                                               Ward Nominees Ltd               
                                                                               
                                        Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd         
                                                                               
                                  Lloyds TSB Registrars Savings Nominees Ltd   
                                                                               
                                           State Street Nominees Ltd           
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and                   4th September 2007               
date on which the threshold is                                                 
crossed or reached if                                                          
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer                       5th September 2007               
notified:                                                                      
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are                     Fallen below 4%                
crossed or reached:                                                            

8: Notified Details                                                           
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
Class/type Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering       
of shares  to the triggering   transaction                                    
           transaction                                                        
If                                                                            
possible                                                                      
use ISIN                                                                      
code                                                                          

Number  Number of  Number of  Number of voting    Percentage of voting  
of      voting     shares     rights              rights                
shares  rights                                                          
                                                                        
                              Direct     Indirect Direct       Indirect 
                                                                        
0416102 60,588,164 60,588,164 40,857,721    0     40,857,721 0   2.836  
  Ord                                                                   
GBP0.01                                                                 

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting      Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion      rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                    period/date     acquired (if the                 
                                              instrument                       
                                              exercised/                       
                                              converted)                       
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
              40,857,721                                 2.836                 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
1,100 Shares are held by Nominees (Jersey) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of   
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.        
                                                                               
304,397 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of    
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.        
                                                                               
37,989 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of    
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.        
                                                                               
4,580 Shares are held by Ward Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.               
                                                                               
540,090 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned      
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB     
Group Plc.                                                                     
                                                                               
779,406 Shares are held by Lloyds TSB Registrars Savings Nominees Ltd, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds   
TSB Group Plc.                                                                 
                                                                               
39,190,159 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the  
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned          
subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds   
TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.               

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:                                                      
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                                      Stefan Bort              
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name:                          020 7614 9418             

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.