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 4 August 2006 11) Date company informed 9 August 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 307,674,051 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 21.02% 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 9 August 2006

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