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
16 January 2008 it transferred 17,474 Ordinary Shares currently held in
Treasury to satisfy awards under the `Hays plc 1995 Long Term Co-Investment
Plan'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 55,051,193 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
The number of shares in issue is 1,409,045,373 (excluding treasury shares).

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