TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Hays Plc
attached: Sedol 0416102
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 Majedie Asset Management Limited
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or reached: 09 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5%
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 of voting % of voting rights
using of of rights
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting Number
Rights of shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0004161021 69,847,540 69,847,540 69,967,411 5.00%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting
rights that may be
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ acquired if
the % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period instrument is rights
exercised/ converted.
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
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
69,967,411 5.00%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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: Majedie Asset Management Ltd is a discretionary
Fund Manager. It invests funds on behalf of its
clients on a segregated basis as well as through
its pooled vehicle Majedie Asset Management
Investment Fund Company.
14. Contact name: Jenny Nolan
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7618 3925