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:
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:
11 April 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 April 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 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 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 71,587,333 71,587,333 69,087,333 69,087,333 4.9389%
(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
69,087,333 4.9389%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See Schedule A
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: Due to a company reorganization, Capital Group International,
Inc. ("CGII") and Capital
Research and Management Company ("CRMC")
will no longer report relevant
holdings separate.With effect from
1 September 2012, the holdings
under management will be reported
in aggregate by the group's
parent company, The Capital Group
Companies, Inc.
14. Contact name: Vivien Tan
15. Contact telephone number: 001 (213) 615-0469
Schedule A
As of 11 April 2013
Hays PLC
Number of shares Percent of
outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG")
holdings
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds 69,087,333 4.939%
Capital Research and Management Company 69,087,333 4.939%
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