SThree PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Nov 16, 2016

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SThree (STHR)

SThree: Holdings in Company

16-Nov-2016 / 13:57 GMT/BST

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For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

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

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
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: iii	Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Bank of New York, London The Northern Trust Company, London State Street Bank and Trust Company, London National Westminster Bank Plc, London
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	14 November 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15 November 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	Below 11%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 x
Direct	Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect
ORD GBP.01 GB00B0KM9T71	13,741,919	13,741,919			14,134,650		10.95%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv	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 xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date xvii	Exercise/ Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
14,134,650	10.95%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Lori A. Weber Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc.
15. Contact telephone number:	954-847-2283

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Language:	English
ISIN:	GB00B0KM9T71
Category Code:	HOL
TIDM:	STHR
Sequence Number:	3605
Time of Receipt:	16-Nov-2016 / 13:57 GMT/BST

End of Announcement	EQS News Service

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