HAYS PLC - TREASURY STOCK

05/04/2007

TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

In accordance with the provisions of Listing Rule 12.6.4, the Board of Hays plc
advises that on 5 April 2007 it transferred 107,820 Ordinary Shares currently
held in Treasury to satisfy an awards under the `Hays plc 1996 Company Share 
Option Scheme, Hays plc 1995 Executive Share Option Scheme, and Hays plc 2003
Long-Term Co-Investment Plan'.

Following this transfer, Hays plc holds 107,818,358 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of shares in issue is 1,456,278,208 (excluding treasury 
shares).