Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hays PLC

04 September 2026

 

Hays plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Dearnley
b)	Position/status	CEO, PDMR
c)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hays plc
b)	LEI	213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08
3	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each ISIN Code: GB0004161021
b)	Nature of the transaction	An award over 266,621 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 266,621
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	James Hilton
b)	Position/status	CFO, PDMR
c)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hays plc
b)	LEI	213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08
3	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each ISIN Code: GB0004161021
b)	Nature of the transaction	An award over 350,919 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 350,919
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	David Brown
b)	Position/status	CEO, Americas, PDMR
c)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hays plc
b)	LEI	213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08
3	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each ISIN Code: GB0004161021
b)	Nature of the transaction	An award over 172,516 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 172,516
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Dickason
b)	Position/status	CEO, APAC, PDMR
c)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hays plc
b)	LEI	213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08
3	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each ISIN Code: GB0004161021
b)	Nature of the transaction	An award over 248,153 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 248,153
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alex Heise
b)	Position/status	CEO, Germany and Europe, PDMR
c)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hays plc
b)	LEI	213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08
3	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each ISIN Code: GB0004161021
b)	Nature of the transaction	An award over 202,403 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 202,403
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Deborah Dorman
b)	Position/status	Chief People Officer, PDMR
c)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hays plc
b)	LEI	213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08
3	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each ISIN Code: GB0004161021
b)	Nature of the transaction	An award over 251,249 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 251,249
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Rachel Ford
b)	Position/status	General Counsel & Company Secretary, PDMR
c)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hays plc
b)	LEI	213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08
3	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each ISIN Code: GB0004161021
b)	Nature of the transaction	An award over 201,330 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 201,330
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Tom Way
b)	Position/status	CEO, UK&I, PDMR
c)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
2	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hays plc
b)	LEI	213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08
3	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1p each ISIN Code: GB0004161021
b)	Nature of the transaction	An award over 165,658 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 165,658
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

 

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