Hays plc

Half-Year Report

27 February 2026

Hays plc ('Hays' or the 'Company') today announces its half-year report for the six months ended 31 December 2025 ('Half-Year Report'), which is available at: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6058U_1-2026-2-26.pdf

The Half-Year Report will also be available on the Hays website www.hays.com/investors and has been submitted in full unedited text to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Dividend

The interim dividend proposed of 0.15 pence per share is calculated on a consistent basis with the FY25 final dividend, representing 3x FY25 pre-exceptional earnings cover, and applying our historic one-third/two-thirds interim/final split.

The interim dividend will be paid on 23 April 2026 to shareholders on the register on 13 March 2026. A Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) is provided by Equiniti Financial Services Limited. The DRIP enables the Company's shareholders to elect to have their cash dividend payments used to purchase the Company's shares. More information can be found at www.shareview.co.uk/info/drip. The deadline to elect to participate in the DRIP is 30 March 2026.

Conference call

James Hilton, Chief Financial Officer, will conduct an audio webcast presentation for investors and analysts at 9:00am UK time on Friday 27 February, details of which are provided below:

Registration for audio conference call, with ability to ask questions

https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIbff574b493dc491eb443260f86c58362

Registration URL for webcast only

https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/nugo8fzp

this link will give access to the audience to the live stream of the event, with slides and web Q&A function.

Once you register you will receive a confirmation email, with the details of the call and a personal login link and PIN which will place you directly into the call, without the need to speak to an operator. The call will be recorded and will also be available for playback via the results centre on our investor website.

Enquiries

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