Company Announcements

Hays plc (the "Company")

PUBLICATION OF THE HAYS PLC ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2020 AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Hays plc has today, in accordance with LR 9.6.1 R of the Listing Rules, submitted to the FCA copies of the following documents: 

-     Hays plc Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2020 (the "2020 Annual Report")

-     Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting (the "2020 Notice")

-     Proxy Form for the 2020 Annual General Meeting

These have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

The 2020 Annual Report and 2020 Notice are also available on the Hays plc website at haysplc.com/investors/annual-reports-archive and haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm and have today been sent to shareholders.

The Company's 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Company's offices at 4^th Floor, 20 Triton Street, London, NW1 3BF on Wednesday 11 November 2020 at 12 noon.

We are continuing to monitor developments relating to the outbreak of Covid-19, including the related public health guidance and legislation issued by the UK Government. In light of the rapidly changing developments with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic and, in particular, the UK Government's response (including the use of local lockdowns), the Board has concluded that the interests of all our stakeholders would be best served by running this year's AGM as a closed meeting. Shareholders will therefore not be able to attend in person. The Company will make arrangements such that the legal requirements to hold the meeting can be satisfied through the attendance of a minimum number of employee shareholders, expected to comprise the Executive Directors and Company Secretary, and the format of the meeting will be purely functional.

This is an evolving situation, and the Board may reconsider whether shareholders should be allowed to attend the AGM in the event that updated public health guidance or legislation is issued by the UK Government (taking into account first and foremost the health and safety of attendees). Any changes to the AGM will be communicated to shareholders before the meeting through our website at www.haysplc.com and, where appropriate, by RIS announcement.

Chris Winters

Deputy Company Secretary

8 October 2020