SThree PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2019

Jul 19, 2019

SThree (STHR)

18-Jul-2019 / 09:27 GMT/BST Dissemination of a RegulatoryAnnouncement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i
1a. Identityof the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:			SThree 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
iii Other (please specify)	: Transfer of shares from management
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation		iv
Name			Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, DE, United States
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)	v
Name			JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London The Northern Trust Company, London Bank of New York, London National Westminster Bank Plc, London
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:			16 July 2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			17 July 2019
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 vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.37%	0%		4.37%	130,962,375
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	9.69%	0%		9.69%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of	Number of voting rights ix		%of voting rights
shares ISIN code (if possible)	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)
ORDGBP.01 GB00B0KM9T71		5,722,371		4.37%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	5,722,371		4.37%

	B 1: Financial Instruments according toArt. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	%of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instrumentswith similar economic effect according toArt. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Physical or cash settlement xii	Number of voting rights	%of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
	xiii holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s)		X
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the xiv financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name xv	%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

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 xvi

	Place of completion Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Date of completion	17 July 2019

TIDM: STHR LEICode: 2138003NEBX5VRP3EX50 OAM Categories:2.3. Major shareholding notifications Sequence No.: 13865 EQS News ID: 843093

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