EBT Share Purchase

The Company was notified by the trustees of The Staffline Group plc Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT") that the EBT purchased 313,831 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 2 October 2026 at an average price of £0.40 pence per share.

Shares held in the EBT are intended to be used to satisfy awards made under the Staffline employee share schemes. The EBT is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees of Staffline Group plc and its subsidiaries. The purchase of Ordinary Shares by the EBT has been funded by a loan provided by the Company from its existing cash resources.

Following this transaction, a total of 4,876,291 ordinary shares, representing 4.2 per cent of the Company's total voting rights, are held in the EBT.

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