HAYS PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009
RESULTS OF THE POLL
Hays plc held its twenty second Annual General Meeting today, 11 November 2009,
at the Royal College of Physicians at 12 noon. All resolutions were duly passed
on a poll. The results are shown below.
POLL RESULTS
The results of the poll are as follows:
Resolution Votes % For Votes Votes
For Against Withheld
1. To adopt the Directors' and 972,855,053 100.00 21,299 643,578
Auditors' Reports and the
financial statements for the
year ended 30 June 2009
2. To declare a final dividend for 973,350,188 99.98 167,472 2,270
the year ended 30 June 2009
3. To approve the Directors' 924,032,286 97.62 22,487,646 26,999,997
Remuneration Report
4. To re-elect Alistair Cox as a 970,504,313 99.69 2,989,913 25,704
director of the Company
5. To re-elect Lesley Knox as a 968,601,897 99.50 4,883,500 34,533
director of the Company
6. To re-elect Paul Harrison as a 968,663,531 99.50 4,830,040 26,359
director of the Company
7. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as 973,052,934 99.95 451,748 15,248
auditors of the Company
8. To authorise the directors to 973,440,193 99.99 50,903 28,834
determine the auditors'
remuneration
9. To authorise the directors to 970,491,940 99.70 2,897,158 130,832
allot Ordinary shares in the
Company
10. To authorise the directors to 971,529,076 99.81 1,822,790 168,064
disapply pre-emption rights *
11. To authorise the Company to 973,316,845 99.99 139,299 63,786
purchase up to its own shares *
12. To authorise the calling of a 826,873,841 84.96 146,383,345 262,744
general meeting with 14 clear
days' notice *
13. To adopt new Articles of 957,636,604 98.40 15,594,608 288,718
Association *
14. To renew the UK Sharesave 972,883,969 99.96 391,291 244,670
Scheme
15. To renew the International 972,846,634 99.96 411,324 261,972
Sharesave Scheme
Notes:
i. Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.
ii. The total number of votes cast was 973,519,930 which represents 66.49% of
the issued share capital (70.44% excluding shares held in Treasury).
iii. The total number of shares in issue at 6.00 p.m. on 9 November 2009 was
1,464,096,566 (1,382,104,784 excluding shares held in Treasury).
Neil Tsappis
Deputy Company Secretary
11 November 2009