Treasury Stock

TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

In accordance with the provisions of Listing Rule 12.6.4, the Board of Hays plc
advises that on 4 July 2007 it transferred 51,989 Ordinary Shares currently
held in Treasury to satisfy awards under the `Hays plc 1995 Executive Share
Option Scheme' and the `Hays plc 1996 Company Share Option Plan'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 116,572,198 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,447,524,368 (excluding treasury
shares).