Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hays PLC

16 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 1,992,337 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 1,992,337
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 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 1,513,508 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 1,513,508
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 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 618,887 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 618,887
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 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 567,436 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 567,436
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 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 584,229 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 584,229
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alexander 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 640,247 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 640,247
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Thomas 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 560,804 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 560,804
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Julia Cames
b)	Position/status	Interim Chief Marketing 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 153,256 ordinary shares in Hays plc granted in accordance with the Rules of the Company's Performance Share Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 153,256
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	16 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

 

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