Staffline Group: TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

Staffline Recruitment Group plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

ü

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

Octopus Investments Nominees Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

n/a

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

11/01/2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/01/2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B040L800

3198819

3198819

3231119

3231119

14.12

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3231119

14.12

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Niki Read

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7776 7969

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Peter Orsi

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN

Phone number & email

020 7710 2877

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.