Hays Regulatory News (HAS)

10 Jun 2011 14:40

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Hays plc existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result No

in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify):______________ No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Various clients for which MSIM has

voting authority

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 03.06.11 threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified:

07.06.11

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares Triggering transaction if possibleusing the Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting rights ISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights of rights shares Ordinary Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectShares of GBP 0.01 each 136,663,481 9.93% Below 5% Below 5% Below 5%GB0004161021 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentage financial date conversion be acquired if the instrument of voting instrument period exercised/ rights converted N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting Percentage offinancial price date conversion rights instrument voting rightsinstrument period refers to Nominal Delta N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Below 5% below 5%

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

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd - below 5%

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: David Lindsay

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7677

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