HAYS PLC - Holding(s) in Company

London, March 18

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 may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                           

Other (please
specify):
                                                                                            

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 crossed or reached:

14 March 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               15 March 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                            

    Below 6%

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 rights
using              of            of           of shares   rights
the ISIN CODE      Shares        Voting
                                 Rights       Indirect    Direct     Indirect   Direct       Indirect

Ordinary Shares    85,807,142    85,807,142   80,252,000             80,252,000              5.737%
(GB0004161021)
                                                                                                        

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial       Expiration  Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting
instrument              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 Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                       

Type of financial  Exercise    Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
instrument         price       date       Conversion    instrument refers to
                                          period
                                                                                  Nominal      Delta
N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights

80,252,000                                         5.737%

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