Equiom (Guernsey) Limited as trustee of The Staffline Group plc Employee Benefit Trust reported a 4.20% stake in Staffline Group Plc (TR-1 holding notification)

RNS Number : 0396Y

Staffline Group PLC

07 October 2026

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS(to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:	Staffline Group PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2\. Reason for the notification(please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) iii:
3\. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name	Equiom (Guernsey) Limited as trustee of The Staffline Group plc Employee Benefit Trust
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Guernsey
4\. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.)v
Name	Ropemaker Nominees Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Guernsey
5\. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:	2 October 2026
6\. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):	2 October 2026
7\. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B)vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.2%		4.2%	4,876,291
Position of previous notification (ifapplicable)	3.9%		3.9%

8\. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of sharesISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix	% of voting rights
Direct(DTR5.1)	Indirect(DTR5.2.1)	Direct(DTR5.1)	Indirect(DTR5.2.1)
GB00B040L800		4,876,291		4.2%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	4,876,291	4.2%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument isexercised/converted.	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi	Physical or cashSettlementxii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9\. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation(please mark theapplicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Fullchain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)xiv	X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Equiom (Guernsey) Limited as trustee of The Staffline Group plc Employee Benefit Trust	4.2%	0.0
10\. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11\. Additional informationxvi
The notification relates to an acquisition of 313,831 ordinary shares by Equiom (Guernsey) Limited as trustee of The Staffline Group plc Employee Benefit Trust on 2 October 2026.

Place of completion	Guernsey
Date of completion	5 October 2026

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