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SThree: Transaction in Own Shares & Rule 2.9 Announcement

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Summary by 6ix AI

SThree plc bought 16,537 of its ordinary shares on October 20, 2026 through Berenberg under the share buyback programme it announced on February 12, 2026, paying a weighted average of 302.1397 pence per share.

Key details

  • Prices paid ranged from 299.5000 pence to 308.5000 pence per share, all on the London Stock Exchange.
  • SThree has bought a total of 6,332,516 ordinary shares since the buyback programme began.
  • After these purchases SThree will have 121,554,783 ordinary shares in issue, with 35,767 held in treasury (shares the company holds itself), giving total voting rights of 121,519,016.
  • Shareholders can use 121,519,016 to work out whether they must notify their interest, or a change in it, under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
  • SThree announced on September 9, 2026 that it had entered an offer period under the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (when takeover rules apply to a possible offer). Under the code's Rule 2.9, it confirms 121,519,016 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares, each with one vote.

What’s still pending

  • SThree intends to cancel the shares it bought.

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On 6ix: 6ix.com/news/transaction-in-own-shares-and-rule-29-announcement-20

SThree plc
21 October 2026
 

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SThree plc (the “Company”)

Transaction in Own Shares and Rule 2.9 Announcement

The Company announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 12 February 2026, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through JOH Berenberg, Gossler & Co KG (which is trading for these purposes as Berenberg) (“Berenberg”).

Ordinary Shares

Date of Purchase:

20 October 2026

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

16,537

Lowest price per share (pence):

299.5000

Highest price per share (pence):

308.5000

Weighted average price per day (pence):

302.1397

The Company intends to cancel the purchased ordinary shares.

Following execution of the above purchases, SThree has purchased a total of 6,332,516 ordinary shares since the commencement of the buyback programme and will have 121,554,783 ordinary shares in issue. There are 35,767 ordinary shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company are therefore 121,519,016 and this can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 Rule 2.9

The Company announced on 9 September 2026 that it had entered into an offer period. The ordinary shares are relevant securities of SThree for the purposes of Rule 8 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"). In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the Code, the Company confirms that it has 121,519,016 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at the date and time of this announcement. The ordinary shares are voting shares (each such ordinary share carries one vote per ordinary share) and are admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the International Securities Identification Number GB00B0KM9T71 and LEI number 2138003NEBX5VRP3EX50.

Aggregate Information

Venue

Volume-weighted average price (p)

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share (p)

Highest price per share (p)

XLON

302.1397

16,537

299.5000

308.5000

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 Berenberg on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme is found below.

Date and time of each trade

Number of shares purchased

Price (pence per share)

Trading Venue

Transaction Reference Number

20 October 2026 08:09:09

2,077

308.5000

XLON

1543165244871804

20 October 2026 08:09:09

461

308.5000

XLON

1543165244871806

20 October 2026 08:09:09

1,149

308.5000

XLON

1543165244871807

20 October 2026 08:57:54

272

307.0000

XLON

1543165244879117

20 October 2026 08:57:54

366

307.0000

XLON

1543165244879120

20 October 2026 12:12:26

170

302.0000

XLON

1543165244899082

20 October 2026 12:12:26

196

302.0000

XLON

1543165244899083

20 October 2026 13:59:54

306

300.5000

XLON

1543165244909675

20 October 2026 14:00:01

172

300.0000

XLON

1543165244909693

20 October 2026 14:00:01

123

300.0000

XLON

1543165244909694

20 October 2026 15:13:05

1,151

301.0000

XLON

1543165244926247

20 October 2026 15:35:41

141

299.5000

XLON

1543165244933856

20 October 2026 15:37:39

158

299.5000

XLON

1543165244934801

20 October 2026 15:39:16

2

299.5000

XLON

1543165244935393

20 October 2026 15:43:22

422

300.0000

XLON

1543165244936886

20 October 2026 15:43:40

29

299.5000

XLON

1543165244936975

20 October 2026 15:44:02

31

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937058

20 October 2026 15:44:22

33

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937175

20 October 2026 15:44:38

44

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937289

20 October 2026 15:44:54

9

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937420

20 October 2026 15:45:18

36

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937536

20 October 2026 15:45:41

47

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937621

20 October 2026 15:45:59

7

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937686

20 October 2026 15:46:24

69

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937816

20 October 2026 15:46:46

63

299.5000

XLON

1543165244937959

20 October 2026 15:47:04

3

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938062

20 October 2026 15:47:21

34

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938168

20 October 2026 15:47:39

29

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938221

20 October 2026 15:48:01

43

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938299

20 October 2026 15:48:08

200

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938317

20 October 2026 15:48:25

47

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938424

20 October 2026 15:49:04

33

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938551

20 October 2026 15:49:24

55

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938690

20 October 2026 15:49:46

4

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938781

20 October 2026 15:50:07

37

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938871

20 October 2026 15:50:25

41

299.5000

XLON

1543165244938925

20 October 2026 15:50:53

330

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939019

20 October 2026 15:51:02

37

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939074

20 October 2026 15:51:22

31

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939151

20 October 2026 15:51:43

37

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939240

20 October 2026 15:52:07

32

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939392

20 October 2026 15:52:23

43

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939456

20 October 2026 15:52:40

32

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939585

20 October 2026 15:53:01

46

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939677

20 October 2026 15:53:22

2

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939754

20 October 2026 15:53:38

30

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939828

20 October 2026 15:53:58

60

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939920

20 October 2026 15:54:15

4

299.5000

XLON

1543165244939965

20 October 2026 15:54:34

33

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940052

20 October 2026 15:54:51

52

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940105

20 October 2026 15:55:13

29

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940221

20 October 2026 15:55:13

7

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940222

20 October 2026 15:55:13

495

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940225

20 October 2026 15:55:52

40

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940354

20 October 2026 15:56:09

33

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940416

20 October 2026 15:56:29

16

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940513

20 October 2026 15:56:50

80

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940610

20 October 2026 15:57:14

31

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940676

20 October 2026 15:57:30

2

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940747

20 October 2026 15:57:53

43

299.5000

XLON

1543165244940870

20 October 2026 15:58:18

76

299.5000

XLON

1543165244941038

20 October 2026 15:58:33

40

299.5000

XLON

1543165244941094

20 October 2026 15:58:52

46

299.5000

XLON

1543165244941336

20 October 2026 15:59:15

43

299.5000

XLON

1543165244941478

20 October 2026 15:59:30

7

299.5000

XLON

1543165244941549

20 October 2026 16:05:25

39

299.5000

XLON

1543165244943336

20 October 2026 16:05:46

38

299.5000

XLON

1543165244943417

20 October 2026 16:06:04

34

299.5000

XLON

1543165244943512

20 October 2026 16:06:21

63

299.5000

XLON

1543165244943622

20 October 2026 16:06:44

12

299.5000

XLON

1543165244943716

20 October 2026 16:07:06

49

299.5000

XLON

1543165244943858

20 October 2026 16:07:24

36

299.5000

XLON

1543165244943908

20 October 2026 16:07:41

40

299.5000

XLON

1543165244943971

20 October 2026 16:08:00

4

299.5000

XLON

1543165244944014

20 October 2026 16:08:17

41

299.5000

XLON

1543165244944107

20 October 2026 16:08:35

8

299.5000

XLON

1543165244944139

20 October 2026 16:08:59

39

299.5000

XLON

1543165244944292

20 October 2026 16:09:15

506

300.0000

XLON

1543165244944429

20 October 2026 16:09:56

621

299.5000

XLON

1543165244944573

20 October 2026 16:09:56

399

300.0000

XLON

1543165244944575

20 October 2026 16:09:56

162

300.0000

XLON

1543165244944576

20 October 2026 16:09:56

2,000

300.0000

XLON

1543165244944577

20 October 2026 16:09:56

1,243

300.0000

XLON

1543165244944578

20 October 2026 16:11:10

449

300.0000

XLON

1543165244944956

20 October 2026 16:12:20

937

299.5000

XLON

1543165244945537

Enquiries:

SThree Plc

Timo Lehne, CEO

via Alma

Damian Fehrenberg, Interim CFO

Charlie Hildesley, Investor Relations Manager

Alma Strategic Communications

+44 20 3405 0205

Rebecca Sanders-Hewett

SThree@almastrategic.com

Hilary Buchanan

Sam Modlin

Rose Docherty

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