Holding(s) in Company

22nd Dec 2008 14:25

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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No Other (please specify): No 3. Full name of person(s) Chainpoint Limited subject to notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and 22 December 2008

date on which the threshold is

crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer 22 December 2008 notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/are Above 5% crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: Voting rights attached to shares

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 Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of code shares voting shares rights voting rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary GBP 79,999,900 79,999,900 5.81% 0.01 GB0004161021

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

79,999,900 5.81%

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

Chainpoint Limited (Direct) (79,999,900 shares - 5.81% = Total Position) 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) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy

N/Aholder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will

N/Acease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: N/A 14 Contact name: Christopher Groves Withers LLP 15. Contact telephone name: 020 7597 6127

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