Transaction in Own Shares

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SThree plc announced on February 17, 2026, that it purchased 35,960 of its ordinary shares on February 16, 2026, through Investec Bank plc. The shares were acquired at prices ranging from 172.20 pence to 180.40 pence, with a weighted average price of 174.9967 pence per share. The company intends to cancel these purchased shares, which is a common practice to reduce the number of outstanding shares and potentially increase earnings per share.

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SThree plc

17 February 2026

17^th February 2026

SThree plc

("SThree" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through Investec Bank plc.

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:	16^th February 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	35,960
Lowest price per share (pence):	172.20
Highest price per share (pence):	180.40
Weighted average price per day (pence):	174.9967

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme.

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price (p)	Aggregated volume	Lowest price per share (p)	Highest price per share (p)
XLON	174.9967	35,960	172.20	180.40

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Investec on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is detailed below:

Date and time of each trade	Number of shares purchased	Price (pence per share)	Trading Venue	Transaction Reference Number
16 February 2026 08:25:00	226	180.40	XLON	00377573110TRLO1
16 February 2026 08:25:00	201	180.40	XLON	00377573109TRLO1
16 February 2026 08:25:27	332	177.60	XLON	00377573395TRLO1
16 February 2026 08:25:27	86	177.60	XLON	00377573396TRLO1
16 February 2026 08:25:42	357	177.60	XLON	00377573466TRLO1
16 February 2026 08:25:43	95	177.40	XLON	00377573483TRLO1
16 February 2026 08:25:43	357	177.40	XLON	00377573484TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:18:01	80	176.60	XLON	00377594423TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:18:01	333	176.60	XLON	00377594424TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:38:54	492	177.00	XLON	00377602315TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:38:54	113	177.00	XLON	00377602316TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:38:54	201	177.00	XLON	00377602317TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:38:57	226	177.00	XLON	00377602332TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:39:15	410	177.00	XLON	00377602459TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:43:41	32	175.80	XLON	00377604330TRLO1
16 February 2026 09:44:13	417	175.80	XLON	00377604617TRLO1
16 February 2026 10:24:52	453	175.60	XLON	00377613161TRLO1
16 February 2026 10:29:59	189	175.80	XLON	00377613267TRLO1
16 February 2026 10:29:59	213	175.80	XLON	00377613268TRLO1
16 February 2026 10:29:59	815	175.80	XLON	00377613269TRLO1
16 February 2026 10:30:01	453	175.40	XLON	00377613270TRLO1
16 February 2026 10:30:34	449	175.00	XLON	00377613281TRLO1
16 February 2026 10:33:02	345	175.20	XLON	00377613355TRLO1
16 February 2026 10:44:47	450	175.20	XLON	00377613618TRLO1
16 February 2026 11:00:44	53	175.20	XLON	00377614111TRLO1
16 February 2026 11:00:44	8	175.20	XLON	00377614112TRLO1
16 February 2026 11:00:44	376	175.20	XLON	00377614113TRLO1
16 February 2026 11:01:17	437	174.80	XLON	00377614130TRLO1
16 February 2026 11:35:00	315	175.20	XLON	00377615288TRLO1
16 February 2026 11:37:57	415	174.60	XLON	00377615360TRLO1
16 February 2026 12:03:26	436	175.20	XLON	00377616294TRLO1
16 February 2026 12:20:30	432	175.00	XLON	00377617076TRLO1
16 February 2026 13:02:11	1,111	175.00	XLON	00377618558TRLO1
16 February 2026 13:02:11	417	175.00	XLON	00377618557TRLO1
16 February 2026 13:02:11	246	175.00	XLON	00377618559TRLO1
16 February 2026 13:02:11	865	175.00	XLON	00377618560TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:09:35	451	175.00	XLON	00377620684TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:09:35	1,111	175.00	XLON	00377620683TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:09:35	2,239	175.00	XLON	00377620685TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:17:19	434	175.00	XLON	00377621006TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:17:19	1,111	175.00	XLON	00377621005TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:18:42	29	175.00	XLON	00377621081TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	144	175.00	XLON	00377621433TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	422	175.00	XLON	00377621441TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	938	175.00	XLON	00377621434TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	74	175.00	XLON	00377621442TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	359	175.00	XLON	00377621443TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	1,111	175.00	XLON	00377621435TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	871	175.00	XLON	00377621436TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	240	175.00	XLON	00377621437TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	1,111	175.00	XLON	00377621438TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	1,111	175.00	XLON	00377621439TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	1,111	175.00	XLON	00377621440TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:01	701	175.00	XLON	00377621445TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:02	144	175.00	XLON	00377621446TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:02	6	175.00	XLON	00377621447TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:02	35	175.00	XLON	00377621448TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:27:02	215	175.00	XLON	00377621449TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:28:02	433	175.00	XLON	00377621498TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:28:02	10	175.00	XLON	00377621499TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:40:43	1,100	175.00	XLON	00377622177TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:40:43	11	175.00	XLON	00377622178TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:40:43	966	175.00	XLON	00377622179TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:40:43	145	175.00	XLON	00377622180TRLO1
16 February 2026 14:40:43	557	175.00	XLON	00377622181TRLO1
16 February 2026 15:01:44	395	174.20	XLON	00377623108TRLO1
16 February 2026 15:01:44	51	174.20	XLON	00377623109TRLO1
16 February 2026 15:05:07	437	174.00	XLON	00377623468TRLO1
16 February 2026 15:12:12	318	173.60	XLON	00377623624TRLO1
16 February 2026 15:12:35	98	173.60	XLON	00377623639TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:02:30	1,152	174.00	XLON	00377625540TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:02:53	27	174.00	XLON	00377625550TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:03:52	446	173.60	XLON	00377625599TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:07:34	355	173.40	XLON	00377625804TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:12:40	1	173.20	XLON	00377626061TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:18:59	2	173.00	XLON	00377626537TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:18:59	324	173.00	XLON	00377626538TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:18:59	3	172.60	XLON	00377626539TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:18:59	424	172.60	XLON	00377626540TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:01	92	172.60	XLON	00377626542TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:01	646	172.60	XLON	00377626543TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:01	15	172.60	XLON	00377626544TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:02	484	172.60	XLON	00377626545TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:02	324	172.60	XLON	00377626546TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:02	361	172.60	XLON	00377626547TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:02	60	172.60	XLON	00377626548TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:02	72	172.60	XLON	00377626549TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:06	125	172.60	XLON	00377626553TRLO1
16 February 2026 16:19:10	122	172.20	XLON	00377626555TRLO1

For further information please contact:

SThree plc
Timo Lehne, CEO Andrew Beach, CFO Keren Oser, Investor Relations Director Charlie Hildesley, Investor Relations Manager	via Alma
Alma Strategic Communications	+44 20 3405 0205
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett Hilary Buchanan Sam Modlin Rose Docherty	SThree@almastrategic.com

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