SThree PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Mar 26, 2020

SThree (STEM) 26-March-2020 / 11:57 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 STHREE PLC shares to which voting rights are attached ii:
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)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:			25 MARCH 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			26 MARCH 2020
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	10.03%	0.00%		10.03%	132,811,724
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	9.93%	0.00%		9.93%

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)
GB00B0KM9T71		13,327,046		10.03%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	13,327,046		10.03%

Number of voting rights that may Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ be acquired if the instrument is %of voting rights instrument date Conversion Period xi x exercised/converted.

	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")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) xiii holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
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 J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED, LONDON
Date of completion	26 MARCH 2020

TIDM: STEM LEICode: 2138003NEBX5VRP3EX50 OAM Categories:3.1.Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State Sequence No.: 54756 EQS News ID: 1007925

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