Result of AGM

HAYS PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011

RESULTS OF THE POLL

Hays plc held its twenty fourth Annual General Meeting today, 9 November 2011, at the Royal College of Physicians, 
11 St Andrews Place, Regents Park, London NW1 4LE at 12 noon.  All resolutions were duly passed on a poll.  The results
are shown below.

POLL RESULTS

The results of the poll are as follows:

Resolution                                                                      Votes                 Votes        Votes
                                                                                  For    % For      Against     Withheld
                                                                                                                      
1.  To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and       1,040,407,314   100.00       17,220    6,772,588
    the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2011 
 
2.  To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2011         1,040,452,175   100.00        1,520    6,743,427
                                                                                                                      
3.  To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                         980,972,544    94.59   56,147,247   10,077,330
                                                                                                                      
4.  To reappoint Victoria Jarman as a director of the Company           1,038,871,793    99.87    1,381,439    6,943,890
                                                                                                                      
5.  To reappoint Alan Thomson as a director of the Company              1,038,946,150    99.87    1,378,871    6,872,101
                                                                                                                      
6.  To reappoint Alistair Cox as a director of the Company              1,038,931,218    99.87    1,401,140    6,864,764
                                                                                                                      
7.  To reappoint Paul Venables as a director of the Company             1,038,910,141    99.86    1,420,327    6,866,654
                                                                                                                      
8.  To reappoint William Eccleshare as a director of the Company        1,038,827,757    99.86    1,489,116    6,880,249
                                                                                                                      
9.  To reappoint Paul Harrison as a director of the Company             1,038,883,694    99.86    1,429,856    6,883,572
                                                                                                                      
10. To reappoint Richard Smelt as a director of the Company             1,038,872,940    99.86    1,439,220    6,884,962
                                                                                                                      
11. To reappoint Paul Stoneham as a director of the Company             1,038,863,095    99.86    1,453,039    6,880,988
                                                                                                                      
12. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor of the Company                 1,039,980,700    99.96      440,765    6,775,657
                                                                                                                      
13. To authorise the directors to determine the Auditor's               1,039,694,652    99.93      736,645    6,765,825
    remuneration      
                                                                                                                      
14. To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in              1,023,309,356    98.36   17,057,631    6,830,135
    the Company      
                                                                                                                      
15. To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights*          1,039,922,349    99.96      387,223    6,887,550
                                                                                                                      
16. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*                1,030,696,063    99.88    1,200,889   15,300,169
                                                                                                                      
17. To authorise the calling of a general meeting with 14 clear         1,021,663,911    98.20   18,706,335    6,826,876
    days' notice*       
                                                                                           
                                                                                                                      
Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.

The total number of votes cast was 1,047,197,122 which represents 71.53% of the Company's issued share capital (75.38%
excluding shares held in Treasury in respect of which no votes were cast).

The total number of shares in issue at the close of business on 7 November 2011 was 1,464,096,566 (1,389,182,484
excluding shares held in Treasury).

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available at
www.hays.com/investors.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting have been
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.


Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
9 November 2011