Hays PLC Transaction in Own Shares (2782R)

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RNS Number : 2782R

Hays PLC

04 July 2022

Hays plc

Transaction in own shares

Hays plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Company, the following number of its ordinary shares of 1p each through Jefferies International Limited as part of its GBP75 million share buyback programme announced on 28 April 2022.

 
 Date of purchase:                       4 July 2022 
 Number of ordinary shares purchased:    856,571 
 Highest price per share (pence per 
  share):                                111.8p 
 Lowest price per share (pence per 
  share):                                110.5p 
 Average price per share (pence per 
  share)                                 111.0982p 
 

The purchased shares will be cancelled.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 1,648,858,766

ordinary shares in issue (excluding 16,358,090 treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), a full breakdown of the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2782R_1-2022-7-4.pdf

Chris Winters

Deputy Company Secretary

Enquiries: [phone]

LEI code: 213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08

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