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Hays PLC DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY HAYS PLC 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR JOHN ROBERT COLE 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest DIRECTOR 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) JOHN ROBERT COLE 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary PURCHASE OF SHARES 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 14,500 8) (0.00083% ) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10) ( % ) of issued Class 11) Class of security ORDINARY 1P SHARES 12) Price per share £3.42 13) Date of transaction 7 MARCH 2000 14) Date company informed 7 MARCH 2000 15) Total holding following this notification 30,390 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.0017 IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23) Any additional information 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries LOUISE SHARMAN 01483 302203 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 7 MARCH 2000

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