16th May 2007 16:53
Hays PLC16 May 2007 Hays plc ------------------------------ Purchase of own shares ------------------------------ Hays plc announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinaryshares of £0.01 each on the London Stock Exchange via UBS Investment Bank. Ordinary shares: Date of purchase: 16 May 2007 Number of ordinary shares purchased: 277,645 Highest price paid per share: 170p Lowest price paid per share: 169.50p Volume weighted average price per share: 169.9753p Hays intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase of these shares, Hays holds 109,642,320 of its ordinaryshares in treasury and has 1,454,454,246 ordinary shares in issue (excludingtreasury shares). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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