REG-Hays PLC: Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Hays Plc
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
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Legal & General Group
obligation: Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General
Assurance (Pensions
Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 13 August 2009
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 August 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 4% - 3% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

if
possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting
using Shares Voting shares rights rights
the ISIN Rights
CODE
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

ORD 56,361,772 56,361,772 55,219,272 55,219,272 3.99
GBP 0.01

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

55,219,272 3.99

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
(Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (55,219,272 - 3.99% = LGAS, LGPL &
PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (50,817,022 - 3.67% = Holdings Limited (Direct)
PMC) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance
Limited (PMC) (50,817,022 - 3.67% = PMC) Society Limited (LGAS &
LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions
Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional Notification using the total voting rights figure of
information: 1,382,071,984

14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone 020 3124 3851
number:

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