SThree plc 24 July 2006 Holding in Company SThree announces that Barclays PLC notified the Company on 21 July 2006 that it no longer has a notifiable interest in the share capital of the Company. - Ends - Notes to editors SThree, founded in 1986, is one of the leading specialist staffing businesses in the UK. The Group provides both permanent and contract specialist staffing services in the UK and Europe, primarily in the information and communications technology ("ICT") sector and, to an increasing extent, the banking and finance, accountancy, human resources and engineering sectors. Following the establishment of its first business, Computer Futures, in 1986, the Group adopted a multi-brand strategy, establishing new operations to address growth opportunities. SThree currently operates 12 brands, the 3 largest being Computer Futures, Progressive and Huxley Associates, and has 30 offices in the UK and 9 offices in mainland Europe, in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany and Ireland. SThree has a selective approach to clients and focuses on high margin opportunities, predominantly within the small to medium-sized enterprises ("SME") market, which SThree defines as including autonomous divisions of large corporates. The Group does not pursue a high volume/low margin model. SThree has a diverse, international client list of over 4,000 clients. SThree plc is quoted on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority under the ticker symbol STHR. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange