Hays plc

Share buyback programme

8 June 2026

Hays plc ('Hays' or the 'Company') today announces that it has increased the maximum aggregate consideration of its share buyback programme from £5 million to £10 million (the 'Treasury Share Purchase Programme').

As announced on 1 June 2026, the Treasury Share Purchase Programme is being undertaken to purchase ordinary shares in the Company, which will be held in treasury in order to satisfy the Company's obligations under its employee share plans. The Programme commenced on 1 June 2026 and will conclude on or before 31 July 2026.

Notes

The maximum number of shares that may be purchased as part of the Treasury Share Purchase Programme shall not exceed the Company's existing authority obtained at its Annual General Meeting held on 19 November 2025 (the '2025 Authority') of 159,815,369, being the amount of the 2025 Authority not yet utilised as at the date of this announcement. 

The Treasury Share Purchase Programme will be conducted in accordance with (i) the 2025 Authority (ii) the assimilated UK Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 and assimilated Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (in each case as they form part of law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) (as amended) and (iii) Chapter 9 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rules.

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