Hays Regulatory News (HAS)

3 Aug 2007 16:07

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Hays plc

2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of Aviva plc & its subsidiaries person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 4. Full name of Registered Holder: shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 11703,762* BT Globenet (iv): Nominees Ltd 23,200* Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 33,778,296* Chase Nominees Ltd 1,414,308* CUIM Nominees Ltd 9,378,005* *denotes direct interest BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 1,306,310 BONY Londres IIS 615,000 Chase Nominees Ltd 3,370,987 CUIM Nominee Ltd 1,157,582 Vidacos Nominees Ltd 13,815,984 DLI Sustainable Futures Fund 130,000 5. Date of the 2 August 2007 transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which 3 August 2007 issuer notified: 7. Threshold(s) that 4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level is/are crossed or reached: 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering

shares the Triggering transaction (vii) if possible transaction (vi) using the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi)

Ord 1p Shares 78,518,465 78,518,465 56,317,571 56,317,571 30,395,863 3.90% 1.41%

GB0004161021 B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date Conversion rights that may be voting instrument (xiii) Period/ Date acquired if the rights (xiv) instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

76,713,434 5.31%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

see section 4 above. Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: see section 4. 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of information: 1,445,924,368 14. Contact name: 15. Contact telephone number:

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Maninder Dhiman

Contact address (registered office for legal entities) 141 Moorgate London

EC2M 6TX Phone number 0207 614 9423 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name Contact address Phone number Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information