Holding(s) in Company

7 Apr 2011 12:29

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Hays Plc issuer of 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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic No effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No Other (please specify): No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification: RONALD EDWIN FROST

obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which 29 March 2011the threshold is crossed or reached if

different): 6. Date on which issuer 29 March 2011notified: Amended notification resubmitted on 6 April 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are N/A - following acquisition voting rights arecrossed or reached: held directly, as opposed to indirectly (as previously notified), which has triggered this notification. 3%, 4%, 5% by virtue of direct holding (see section 9).8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering of shares the triggering transaction transaction If possible use ISIN code Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of shares voting shares rights voting rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary 80,000,000 80,000,000 80,000,000 80,000,000 0 5.81% 0% Shares of GBP 0.01 each GB0004161021

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of financial date conversion that may be acquired voting rights instrument period if the instrument is exercised/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 Percentage of financial price date conversion voting rights voting rights instrument period instrument refers to Nominal Delta N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 80,000,000 5.81%

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

Prior to the acquisition and disposal, the voting rights were held in the following chain of controlled undertakings:

* Chainpoint Limited (Direct) (79,999,900 shares - 5.81% = Total Position)

* Ronald Edwin Frost (Direct) (100 shares - 0.00007%)

* Ronald Edwin Frost (Indirect) (79,999,900 shares - 5.81% = Total Position)

* Ronald Edwin Frost (Direct) (2 ordinary shares of £1 each - 100% in Chainpoint

Limited = Total Position) Following the acquisition herein notified Chainpoint Limited ceases to be a shareholderin Hays plc and Ronald Edwin Frost holds the 79,999,900 shares directly, togetherwith his pre-existing direct shareholding of 100 shares. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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/A13. Additional information: N/A14. Contact name: Christopher Groves Withers LLP 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7597 6127