SThree plcLSE: STEM

SThree: Transaction in Own Shares & Rule 2.9 Announcement

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Summary by 6ix AI

SThree plc bought 16,070 of its ordinary shares on October 21, 2026, through Berenberg under the share buyback programme it announced on February 12, 2026, at a weighted average price of 311.0920 pence a share. The company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Key details

  • The shares were bought at prices from 298.5000 pence to 314.0000 pence each on the London Stock Exchange.
  • SThree has bought a total of 6,348,586 ordinary shares since the buyback programme began and will have 121,538,713 ordinary shares in issue, with 35,767 shares held in treasury (shares the company holds itself).
  • Total voting rights in SThree, which exclude the treasury shares, are 121,502,946. Shareholders can use this figure to work out whether they must disclose their holdings under UK Financial Conduct Authority rules.
  • SThree announced on September 9, 2026, that it had entered an offer period (a period under the UK Takeover Code when a possible takeover offer for a company is under way or being considered). As required by Rule 2.9 of that code, it confirmed it has 121,502,946 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares, each carrying one vote.

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SThree plc
22 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:

21 October 2026

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

16,070

Lowest price per share (pence):

298.5000

Highest price per share (pence):

314.0000

Weighted average price per day (pence):

311.0920

The Company intends to cancel the purchased ordinary shares.

Following execution of the above purchases, SThree has purchased a total of 6,348,586 ordinary shares since the commencement of the buyback programme and will have 121,538,713 ordinary shares in issue. There are 35,767 ordinary shares held in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company are therefore 121,502,946 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 121,502,946 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

311.0920

16,070

298.5000

314.0000

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

21 October 2026 08:11:10

844

298.5000

XLON

1543783720161127

21 October 2026 08:53:41

1,104

309.5000

XLON

1543783720166643

21 October 2026 09:45:43

582

313.0000

XLON

1543783720172202

21 October 2026 09:55:22

1,006

314.0000

XLON

1543783720172973

21 October 2026 10:23:21

284

311.5000

XLON

1543783720175720

21 October 2026 10:54:25

60

311.5000

XLON

1543783720178901

21 October 2026 10:54:25

309

311.5000

XLON

1543783720178902

21 October 2026 11:00:47

282

310.5000

XLON

1543783720179483

21 October 2026 11:08:24

338

310.0000

XLON

1543783720180095

21 October 2026 12:01:57

540

310.5000

XLON

1543783720184511

21 October 2026 12:38:46

1,628

310.0000

XLON

1543783720188274

21 October 2026 13:11:53

1,566

309.5000

XLON

1543783720191105

21 October 2026 13:11:53

572

309.5000

XLON

1543783720191106

21 October 2026 13:40:21

1,541

310.5000

XLON

1543783720194909

21 October 2026 13:43:52

4

309.5000

XLON

1543783720195196

21 October 2026 14:19:49

796

313.5000

XLON

1543783720199455

21 October 2026 14:28:56

1,705

314.0000

XLON

1543783720200653

21 October 2026 14:28:56

1,705

314.0000

XLON

1543783720200656

21 October 2026 14:30:04

906

314.0000

XLON

1543783720201224

21 October 2026 14:30:04

101

314.0000

XLON

1543783720201225

21 October 2026 15:09:57

197

312.5000

XLON

1543783720214066

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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