Notice of AGM

15 November 2007

                                   HAYS PLC                                    
                                                                               
                       ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING STATEMENT                        

Hays plc, the Specialist Recruitment Group, will hold its Annual General
Meeting today. Bob Lawson, Chairman, will make the following comments to
shareholders:

`On 11 October, we issued an Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended
30 September 2007. In that statement we commented that our markets continue to
be strong, particularly in Continental Europe and Asia Pacific, and, whilst we
are mindful of the increased economic uncertainty, the Board is confident in
its outlook for the year. I am pleased to confirm that this continues to be the
case today. As previously indicated, we plan to provide a more detailed trading
update for the quarter ending 31 December 2007 on 10 January.'

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