RNS Number : 7754E

Hays PLC

15 May 2013



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES ⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ Hays plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		x
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: iii	Templeton Global Advisors Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv	JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., London Bank of New York, London BNP Paribas Securities Services, London Mellon Bank, N.A., London Merrill Lynch International, London State Street Bank and Trust Company, London
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	May 10, 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	May 13, 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	Below 5%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights x
			Direct	Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GBP.01 GB0004161021	69,227,166	69,227,166					Below 5%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date xvii	Exercise/ Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
	Below 5%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Lori A. Weber Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc.
15. Contact telephone number:	954-847-2283

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

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