GEE Group Engages Roth Capital Partners, As Its Financial Advisor To Assist The Company In Reviewing And Developing Responses To Unsolicited Expressions Of Interest Received And To Consider Other Strategic Alternatives Available To GEE Group And Its Shareholders

March 10, 2026 / GEE Group Inc. (NYSE:JOB) together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company," "GEE Group," "our" or "we"), a provider of professional staffing services and human resource solutions, today announced that it has engaged Roth Capital Partners, LLC("Roth") as its financial advisor to assist the Company in reviewing and developing responses to unsolicited expressions of interest received and to consider other strategic alternatives available to GEE Group and its shareholders.

GEE Group Inc. has previously disclosed that it received unsolicited expressions of interest from various parties and these opportunities have been initially reviewed by the Company's Board of Directors, and more specifically, its Mergers and Acquisition ("M&A") Committee. Roth will help further evaluate and prepare responses. They will also assist the Board in evaluating these expressions of interest and other strategic alternatives available to the Company to maximize shareholder value. There can be no assurance that the Company's review of these expressions of interest or other strategic alternatives will result in any transaction.

Derek E. Dewan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GEE Group, commented, "As we stated in our recent press release, the Company intends to privately and formally respond to interested parties. In accordance with its fiduciary duties, the Board of Directors of GEE Group and its M&A Committee will consider any bona fide offer regarding a business combination, acquisition, or other transaction that it believes will enhance shareholder value. Our decision to engage Roth Capital Partners as the Company's financial advisor was addressed at our February Board of Directors meeting and represents the next important step towards this end."

Mr. Dewan added, "Our businesses offer substantial value to strategic or financial buyers who wish to enhance their existing IT and other professional services vertical offerings or add complimentary higher end human resources solutions to their menu of services."