Result of AGM

HAYS PLC                                    

                          ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009                          

                              RESULTS OF THE POLL                              

Hays plc held its twenty second Annual General Meeting today, 11 November 2009,
at the Royal College of Physicians 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    % For         Votes       Votes
                                            For                Against    Withheld
                                                                               
1.  To adopt the Directors' and     972,855,053   100.00        21,299     643,578
    Auditors' Reports and the                                                  
    financial statements for the                                               
    year ended 30 June 2009                                                    
                                                                               
2.  To declare a final dividend for 973,350,188    99.98       167,472       2,270
    the year ended 30 June 2009                                                
                                                                               
3.  To approve the Directors'       924,032,286    97.62    22,487,646  26,999,997
    Remuneration Report                                                        
                                                                               
4.  To re-elect Alistair Cox as a   970,504,313    99.69     2,989,913      25,704
    director of the Company                                                    
                                                                               
5.  To re-elect Lesley Knox as a    968,601,897    99.50     4,883,500      34,533
    director of the Company                                                    
                                                                               
6.  To re-elect Paul Harrison as a  968,663,531    99.50     4,830,040      26,359
    director of the Company                                                    
                                                                               
7.  To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as   973,052,934    99.95       451,748      15,248
    auditors of the Company                                                    
                                                                               
8.  To authorise the directors to   973,440,193    99.99        50,903      28,834
    determine the auditors'                                                    
    remuneration                                                               
                                                                               
9.  To authorise the directors to   970,491,940    99.70     2,897,158     130,832
    allot Ordinary shares in the                                               
    Company                                                                    
                                                                               
10. To authorise the directors to   971,529,076    99.81     1,822,790     168,064
    disapply pre-emption rights *                                               
                                                                               
11. To authorise the Company to     973,316,845    99.99       139,299      63,786
    purchase up to its own shares *                                            
                                                                               
12. To authorise the calling of a   826,873,841    84.96   146,383,345     262,744
    general meeting with 14 clear                                              
    days' notice *                                                             
                                                                               
13. To adopt new Articles of        957,636,604    98.40    15,594,608     288,718
    Association *                                                              
                                                                               
14. To renew the UK Sharesave       972,883,969    99.96       391,291     244,670
    Scheme                                                                     
                                                                               
15. To renew the International      972,846,634    99.96       411,324     261,972
    Sharesave Scheme                                                           


Notes:

i.   Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.
    
ii.  The total number of votes cast was 973,519,930 which represents 66.49% of
     the issued share capital (70.44% excluding shares held in Treasury).
   
iii. The total number of shares in issue at 6.00 p.m. on 9 November 2009 was
     1,464,096,566 (1,382,104,784 excluding shares held in Treasury).



Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary

11 November 2009