Staffline Regulatory News (STAF)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

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

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):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, DE, United States

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

Name

Merrill Lynch International

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

1st February 2018

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

5th February 2018

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 of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

5.108%

0.000%

5.108%

27,849,389

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

Below Notifiable Threshold

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B040L800

0

1,422,473

0.000%

5.108%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

1,422,473

5.108%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

N/A

N/A

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Physical or cash

settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Swaps

31-Jan-2019

N/A

Cash Settled

1

0.000%

Swaps

30-Nov-2019

N/A

Cash Settled

71

0.000%

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

72

0.000%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable 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) issuer

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)

x

Name

% 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

Bank of America Corporation

N/A

N/A

N/A

NB Holdings Corporation

N/A

N/A

N/A

BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited

N/A

N/A

N/A

BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited

N/A

N/A

N/A

ML UK Capital Holdings Limited

N/A

N/A

N/A

Merrill Lynch International

5.108%

N/A

5.108%

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 information

Place of completion

United Kingdom

Date of completion

5th February 2018