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Hays PLC
09 November 2016
HAYS PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016
RESULTS OF THE POLL
Hays plc held its twenty ninth Annual General Meeting today, 9 November 2016, at the offices of UBS, 5 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS at 12 noon.All resolutions were duly passed on a poll.The results are shown below.
The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. Votes withheld are not votes in law and therefore have not been counted in the calculation of the percentage of votes for or against a resolution.
The issued share capital (ISC) at the close of business on 7 November 2016 was 1,464,096,566 (1,442,535,578 excluding shares held in Treasury).
POLL RESULTS
The results of the poll are as follows:
Resolution
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Total 
Votes Withheld


No.
%
No.
%
No.
% ISC
No.
1.
To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2016
1,147,118,840
98.96
12,094,881
1.04
1,159,213,721
80.36%
93,559
2.
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
1,121,184,706
96.72
38,040,863
3.28
1,159,225,569
80.36%
81,710
3.
To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2016
1,159,279,147
100.00
3,833
0.00
1,159,282,980
80.36%
24,300
4.
To re-elect Alan Thomson as a director of the Company
1,075,286,841
97.75
24,757,687
2.25
1,100,044,528
76.26%
59,262,751
5.
To re-elect Alistair Cox as a director of the Company
1,159,179,899
99.99
82,590
0.01
1,159,262,489
80.36%
44,791
6.
To re-elect Paul Venables as a director of the Company
1,159,168,942
99.99
87,747
0.01
1,159,256,689
80.36%
50,591
7.
To re-elect Paul Harrison as a director of the Company
1,134,334,109
97.85
24,937,179
2.15
1,159,271,288
80.36%
35,991
8.
To re-elect Victoria Jarman as a director of the Company
1,155,973,736
99.72
3,300,752
0.28
1,159,274,488
80.36%
32,791
9.
To re-elect Torsten Kreindl as a director of the Company
1,154,021,438
99.55
5,252,106
0.45
1,159,273,544
80.36%
33,736
10.
To re-elect Pippa Wicks as a director of the Company
1,153,958,043
99.54
5,314,246
0.46
1,159,272,289
80.36%
34,991
11.
To re-elect Peter Williams as a director of the Company
1,157,986,049
99.89
1,279,640
0.11
1,159,265,689
80.36%
41,591
12.
To elect MT Rainey as a director of the Company
1,154,568,643
99.60
4,693,842
0.40
1,159,262,485
80.36%
44,795
13.
To appoint PwC LLP as auditor of the Company
1,155,442,246
99.67
3,831,311
0.33
1,159,273,557
80.36%
33,723
14.
To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration
1,151,271,097
99.31
7,980,083
0.69
1,159,251,180
80.36%
56,100
15.
To authorise the Company to make political donations
1,101,275,959
95.03
57,643,282
4.97
1,158,919,241
80.34%
388,039
16.
To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in the Company
1,111,041,613
95.84
48,220,315
4.16
1,159,261,928
80.36%
45,352
17.
To authorise the directors to disapply
pre-emption rights *
1,158,423,070
99.93
817,263
0.07
1,159,240,333
80.36%
66,947
18.
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares *
1,145,456,262
98.81
13,815,731
1.19
1,159,271,993
80.36%
35,286
19.
To authorise the calling of a general meeting with 14 clear days' notice *
1,077,205,173
92.92
82,043,105
7.08
1,159,248,278
80.36%
59,001
20.
To authorise the directors to approve the DAB
1,152,141,508
99.48
5,994,003
0.52
1,158,135,511
80.28%
1,171,769
21.
To authorise the directors to approve the US ESPP 
1,155,199,899
99.75
2,948,261
0.25
1,158,148,160
80.29%
1,159,120
Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk.
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available at haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm 
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at morningstar.co.uk 
Chris Winters
Deputy Company Secretary
9 November 2016

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