Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are Hays PLCattached: 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which mayresult in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rightsare attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (pleasespecify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

The Capital Group Companies,Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.): See Schedule A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossedor reached:

11 April 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 April 2013 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

shares to the triggering transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsusing of of of shares rightsthe ISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Shares 71,587,333 71,587,333 69,087,333 69,087,333 4.9389%(GB0004161021) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rightsinstrument price date Conversion instrument refers to period Nominal DeltaN/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 69,087,333 4.9389%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See Schedule A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 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 information: Due to a company reorganization, Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") and Capital

Research and Management Company ("CRMC")

will no longer report relevant

holdings separate.With effect from

1 September 2012, the holdings

under management will be reported

in aggregate by the group's

parent company, The Capital Group

Companies, Inc. 14. Contact name: Vivien Tan 15. Contact telephone number: 001 (213) 615-0469 Schedule A As of 11 April 2013 Hays PLC Number of shares Percent of outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds 69,087,333 4.939% Capital Research and Management Company 69,087,333 4.939%

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