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 11 May 2007 it transferred 25,612 Ordinary Shares currently
held in Treasury to satisfy awards under the `Hays plc 1995 Executive Share
Option Scheme'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 108,455,204 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,455,641,362 (excluding treasury
shares).

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