Form 8.3 STHREE PLC

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Barclays disclosed an opening position in SThree plc held on 30 Oct 2026, reporting 3,728,163 shares (3.07%) directly held, 426,278 shares (0.35%) short, 408,686 shares (0.34%) via cash-settled derivatives, totaling 4,136,849 shares (3.41%) long-equivalent and 4,156,404 shares (3.42%) short-equivalent; numerous purchases and sales were executed at prices between £3.0250 and £3.0800 per share and the net position is effectively balanced (net short ~19,555 shares or ~0.01%), which limits immediate control implications but may attract investor attention to the disclosed stake.

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SThree (STEM)

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FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Full name of discloser:				Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				STHREE PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
	offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				30 Oct 2026
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				NO
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
2.				POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security:				1p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			3,728,163	3.07%	426,278	0.35%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				408,686	0.34%	3,730,126	3.07%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			4,136,849	3.41%	4,156,404	3.42%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
	options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
1p ordinary		Purchase		13,851		3.0349 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		12,167		3.0350 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		5,670		3.0498 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		4,384		3.0364 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,030		3.0450 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,531		3.0427 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		883		3.0396 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		309		3.0500 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		284		3.0250 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		262		3.0300 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		160		3.0525 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		137		3.0425 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		123		3.0475 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		115		3.0800 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		105		3.0375 GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		41		3.0400 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		43,969		3.0399 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		16,246		3.0368 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		11,403		3.0350 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		8,212		3.0349 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,900		3.0456 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,874		3.0370 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,594		3.0412 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,362		3.0471 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,923		3.0450 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		572		3.0433 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		438		3.0464 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		262		3.0300 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		256		3.0500 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		161		3.0593 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		160		3.0525 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		151		3.0483 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		137		3.0425 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		134		3.0256 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		123		3.0475 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		115		3.0800 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		112		3.0650 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		105		3.0375 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		101		3.0700 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		41		3.0400 GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5		3.0600 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,670	3.0498 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		934	3.0403 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		114	3.0711 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		5,433	3.0351 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		340	3.0639 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		6,374	3.0352 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,640	3.0444 GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		242	3.0342 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,246	3.0368 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		309	3.0399 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		644	3.0350 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,594	3.0412 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,900	3.0456 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,814	3.0350 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		5,433	3.0350 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,226	3.0350 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		43,660	3.0399 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,212	3.0349 GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		284	3.0250 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates


(ii)	Exercise
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit


(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)

4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				02 Nov 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

Form 8.3 STHREE PLC

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