SThree PLC - London-based staffing company - Says net fees for the financial year ended November 30 fell 2.7% to GBP418.8 million from GBP430.6 million a year before. Permanent net fees fall 22% year-on-year due to "difficult" market conditions, as well as its "strategic transition towards Contract" in specific markets. Contract net fees grow 1%. Says contractor order book fell 3% to GBP184 million, but says it represents sector-leading visibility with the equivalent of around four months' net fees, providing a "robust platform for the year ahead."

Chief Executive Officer Timo Lehne says: "Following a record prior year, the group has delivered a consistently robust performance within a challenging macroeconomic environment. This gives us confidence that our strategic focus, aligned to structural growth drivers of critical STEM skills and flexible talent, gives us a resilient and financially robust platform from which to deliver our ambitions."

Current stock price: 422.00 pence, up 1.2%

12-month change: up 7.0%

By Sabrina Penty, Alliance News reporter

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