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 9 March 2007 it transferred 19,684 Ordinary Shares currently
held in Treasury to satisfy the Hays plc Long-Term Co-Investment Plan maturity
and sale of `matching shares'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 111,195,413 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,452,901,153 (excluding treasury
shares).

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