Treasury Stock

Hays plc ("the Company")

TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

In accordance with the provisions of Listing Rule 12.6.4, the Company hereby
notifies you that on 20 August 2012 it transferred 18,962 Ordinary shares held
in Treasury to two participants (non-PDMR) to satisfy the maturity exercise of
options at 69p per share under the Hays plc International Sharesave Scheme.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 74,561,166 Ordinary shares in Treasury.
The number of shares in issue is 1,389,535,400 (excluding treasury shares).

Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
020 7383 2266