Staffline : Interim Pre-Close Trading Update

RNS Number : 4911T Staffline Group PLC

04 July 2018

For immediate release

4 July 2018

Staffline Group plc

('Staffline' or 'the Group')

Interim Pre-Close Trading Update

Staffline (AIM: STAF), the Recruitment and Training organisa(on, is pleased to provide the following update on trading for the six months ended 30 June 2018.

As noted at the Group's Annual General Mee(ng on 17 May 2018, despite a (ght labour market, the Recruitment division has con(nued to perform strongly. Our size and scale allows us to meet growing customer demand, and the four acquisi(ons so far this year have improved our coverage in specific geographic areas. During the first six months of the year, the Customer Experience strategy has been rolled out giving unrivalled levels of insight into workers' experiences on a site by site basis. This data will allow us to benefit both employee and customer reten(on through previously unseen feedback. We are confident that this will accelerate our consolida(on of the market in which we already have a strong leadership position.

In PeoplePlus, the Group's Training, Skills, and Well-Being services division, the transi(on away from the Work Programme contracts remains on track. We are benefi(ng from our investment in the Appren(ceship Levy space and have made good progress delivering Fair Start Scotland, which launched in April. We con(nue to develop a strong pipeline across a number of areas, including devolved government and prison education.

As a result, we are pleased to confirm that we are trading in line with expecta(ons and the Board remains confident of the Group's growth prospects. The Board looks forward to providing a further update at the (me of the Interim Results, which will be announced on Wednesday 25 July 2018.

A presenta(on for analysts will be held at 9.30am on Wednesday 25 July 2018 at the offices of Buchanan, 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN. A presenta(on for private and retail investors will also be held on Wednesday 25 July 2018, star(ng at 12.00pm at the office of Buchanan, 107 Cheapside, EC2V 6DN. AdmiCance is strictly limited to those who register their aCendance in advance of the event. To register for the event, please contact Buchanan on 020 7466 5000 orstaffline@buchanan.uk.com.

Date of next trading update

The Group expects to provide a final pre-close trading update on Thursday 3 January 2019.

For further information, please contact:

Staffline Group plc

Chris Pullen, Chief Executive Officer Mike Watts, Group Chief Financial Officerwww.stafflinegroupplc.co.ukinvestors@staffline.co.uk

07786 265344 07970 215262

Liberum

NOMAD and Joint Broker Steve Pearce / Joshua Hugheswww.liberum.com

020 3100 2222

Berenberg

Joint Broker

Chris Bowman / Toby Flauxwww.berenberg.com

020 3207 7800

Buchanan

PR and Communications

Richard Oldworth/Jamie Hooper/Madeleine Seacombewww.buchanan.uk.comstaffline@buchanan.uk.com

020 7466 5000

Market Abuse Regulation

This announcement is released by Staffline Group plc and contains inside informa(on for the purposes of the Market Abuse Regula(on (EU) 596/2014 ("MAR") and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obliga(ons under Ar(cle 17 of MAR. The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of Staffline Group plc was Mike Watts, Group Chief Financial Officer.

About Staffline - Recruitment, Training and Support

Enabling the Future of Work™

Staffline is the UK's market leading recruitment and training group. It has two divisions:

Recruitment Division

The UK's leading provider of flexible blue-collar workers, supplying over 60,000 staff per day to c. 1,500 private sector clients, across a wide range of industries including agriculture, drinks, driving, food processing, logis(cs and manufacturing. It operates from over 400 locations in UK, Eire and Poland.

Its world leading Customer Experience plaMorm provides op(mised customer-based staffing management solu(ons whilst providing market-leading levels of job satisfaction for workers.

PeoplePlus

The leading adult skills and learning provider in the UK, delivering appren(ceships, adult educa(on, prison educa(on and skills-based employability programmes across the country.

Education and Training - market leading provider of training courses for private sector Appren(ceships (both Levy and non-Levy) and Government funded Adult Skills programmes.

Employability - top quar(le performer, suppor(ng Government programmes providing back-to-work educa(on and support services to the unemployed.

Jus ce and Community - educa(on and training services for prisoners and proba(oners, as well as individual support services for carers and people with disabilities, both at home and in the work place.

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