Hays PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Sep 7, 2023

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Hays PLC

07 September 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

7 September 2023

Hays plc

Commencement of Treasury Share Purchase Programme

Hays plc ("Hays" or the "Company") announces that a programme to purchase up to 12,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p will commence today (the "Treasury Share Purchase").  The Treasury Share Purchase will be made in accordance with the authority conferred by the Company's shareholders at the AGM on 9 November 2022 and the shares purchased will be held in treasury and utilised to satisfy employee share-based award obligations over the next two years.

The Company has entered into an agreement with UBS AG London to conduct the Treasury Share Purchase on its behalf during open periods. The Treasury Share Purchase will be conducted within the certain parameters including those prescribed by the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 and Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules.

For further information please contact:

David Phillips, Head of Investor Relations and ESG on +44 (0) 333 010 7122, or ir@hays.com

LEI code: 213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08

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