Holding(s) in Company

Hays PLC
19 September 2003


                                   SCHEDULE 10

                 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)        Name of company:

           Hays plc

2)        Name of shareholder having a major interest:

           FMR Corp and Fidelity International Ltd

3)        Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder
          named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual
          holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18:
          Non-beneficial holdings of:

          FMR Corp and subsidiaries; and

          Fidelity International Ltd and subsidiaries

4)        Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each
          of them:

            Various nominee accounts.

5)        Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

           Not advised.

6)        Percentage of issued class:

           Not advised.

7)        Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


8)        Percentage of issued class:


9)        Class of security:

          Ordinary 1p shares

10)       Date of transaction:

           Not advised.

11)       Date company informed:

          17 September 2003

12)       Total holding following this notification:

           73,566,858

13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

           4.23%

14)       Any additional information:


15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

          S J Charnock

          Secretary

          01483 302203

16)       Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

          S J Charnock

          Secretary

           Date of notification:                   18 September 2003


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