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 15 May 2007 it transferred 17,624 Ordinary Shares currently
held in Treasury to satisfy awards under the `Hays plc 1996 Company Share
Option Plan'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 109,364,675 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,454,731,891 (excluding treasury
shares).

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