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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the six months ended 31 December 2012, Hays plc revenues decreased 7% to L1.73B. Net income before extraordinary items decreased 11% to L33.8M. Revenues reflect a decrease in demand for the Company's products and services due to unfavorable market conditions. Net income also reflects United Kingdom & Ireland segment income decrease of 24% to L36.3M. Dividend per share remained flat at L0.01. more »

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30th Jun 2013
30th Jun 2014

Price Target: 102.1p (+14.51% above Price) Net Profit EPS DPS Net Profit EPS DPS
Est. Long Term Growth Rate: +11.5% (£) (p) (p) (£) (p) (p)
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Broker Recommendations for Hays
Recommendation:Strong SellSellHoldBuyStrong Buy
No. of Analysts: 1 0 11 5 5

Named Brokers and Analysts
Jefferies & Company, Inc. Kean Marden , Credit Suisse Andrew Grobler , Investec Bank (UK) Plc Sebastien Jantet , Canaccord Genuity James Gilbert , ING FM , Seymour Pierce , Panmure Gordon Paul Jones , Altium Securities (Hist). , Numis Securities Steve Woolf , Peel Hunt , Collins Stewart & Co , Charles Stanley Securities , CA Cheuvreux , Societe Generale , Evolution Securities (Hist) , Berenberg Konrad Zomer , Charles Stanley , Shore Capital Stockbrokers David O'Brien , Espirito Santo Investment Bank Guy Hewett , Matrix Corporate Capital LLP , Sanlam Securities UK , Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Caroline De La Soujeole ,

Hays plc is a United Kingdom-based recruitment group engaged in the provision of specialist recruitment activities. The Company’s geographical segments include: Asia Pacific, Continental Europe & Rest of World, and United Kingdom & Ireland. The Company operates worldwide in 20 specialism, including accounting and finance, construction and property, information and technology (IT), sales and marketing, education, engineering and manufacturing, health and social care and human resources. As of June 30, 2012, the Company operated 245 offices in 33 countries. As of June 30, 2012, it had found had placed around 55,000 people into permanent jobs and around 182,000 people into temporary assignments.

Directors: Alistair Cox (CEO) 51, Paul Venables (Fin. Dir.) 50, Alison Yapp (Counsel) 46,

No. of Employees: 7,810 No. of Shareholders: n/a


Last Annual June 30th, 2012
Last Interim December 31st, 2012
Shares in Issue 1,398,828,475
Free Float 1.30bn (93.3%)
Sector Industrials
Industry Professional & Commercial Services
Index FTSE Higher Yield , FTSE 350 Act , FTSE 250 Mid , FT350 Suprt Serv ,
Exchange London Stock Exchange (Full)
Eligible for an ISA? a SIPP?

Address , LONDON, NW1 2AF, United Kingdom
Web http://www.hays.com
Phone +44 20 73832266
Contact David Walker (Head - Investor Relations & Corporate Development)
Registrar Lloyds TSB Registrars (Sussex)
Auditors Deloitte LLP

HAS SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE HAS QUOTE
HAS Share Price GBp
87.9p
Day's Change
-1.4  -1.5%
Traded 8:08am · Minimum 15 min delayed

LATEST HAS NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS (delayed)

UPCOMING HAS EVENTS
Thursday 11th July, 2013
Hays plc Trading Update For The Quarter Ending 30 June 2013
Thursday 29th August, 2013
Preliminary 2012/2013 Hays plc Earnings Release
Thursday 10th October, 2013
Hays plc Interim Management Statement

Recent ↓
Thursday 11th April, 2013
Hays plc Interim Management Statement For The Quarter Ending 31 March 2013
Thursday 11th April, 2013
Hays plc Interim Management Statement For The Quarter Ending 31 March 2013 Conference Call
Friday 22nd March, 2013
Hays plc at Citi Pan European Business Services Conference
Thursday 7th March, 2013
Dividend For HAYPY.PK
Wednesday 6th March, 2013
Dividend For HAS.L
Thursday 28th February, 2013
Interim 2012/2013 Hays plc Earnings Release
Thursday 28th February, 2013
Interim 2012/2013 Hays plc Earnings Presentation
Thursday 10th January, 2013
Hays plc Trading Update For Quarter Ended 31 December 2012
Thursday 10th January, 2013
Hays plc Trading Update For Quarter Ended 31 December 2012 Conference Call
Wednesday 7th November, 2012
Hays plc Annual Shareholder Meeting


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