Directors Shareholding

Hays PLC 9 May 2001 Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons 1 Name of company: Hays plc 2 Name of director: N A McLachlan 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 registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified): 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: 7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 8 Percentage of issued class: 9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: 10 Percentage of issued class: 11 Class of security: n/a 12 Price per share: n/a 13 Date of transaction: n/a 14 Date company informed: n/a 15 Total holding following this notification: 16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the following fields: 17 Date of grant: 8 May 2001 18 Period during which or date on which exercisable: 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2004 19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option: Nil 20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number: 507 Ordinary 1p 21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise: 229p 22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification: 558,040 23 Contact name for queries: S J Charnock Group Secretary 24 Contact telephone number: 01483 302203 25 Name of company official responsible for making notification: S J Charnock Group Secretary Additional Information: Grant of options under all-employee Save As You Earn option scheme.

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