SThree plc 04 April 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company SThree plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Legal & General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 - 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Number HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945 42,066 HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 887711 500,004 HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245 335,668 HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206 2,664,185 HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 747381 231,660 HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203 219,720 HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995 294,718 HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 978777 396,669 HSBC Global Custody Nomineee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509 174,000 Total 4,858,690 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 1p 10. Date of transaction N/A 11. Date company informed 30 March 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 4,858,690 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.52% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ian Colletts 020 7292 3838 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ian Colletts, Company Secretary, SThree Date of notification 4 April 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange