RNS Number : 4175D

SThree plc

01 December 2009

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

SThree PLC

2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		no
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		no
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		no
Other (please specify):		no

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See 9.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):	27 November 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	1 December 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details
Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code		GB00BOKM9T71

Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares		Number of voting rights
6,099,142		6,099,142

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares Indirect	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
5,982,142		5,982,142		4.91

Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
CFD				749, 186	Nominal	Delta
						0.61

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

FIL

Issuer name:	STHREE PLC
Current ownership percentage	5.52%
Total shares held:	6,731,328
Issued share capital	121, 756, 276

	Shares		Management
	Held	Nominee	Company

FIL Limited (Fil) is the parent	227,677	BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS	FPM
Holding company for various direct and indirect	1,159,852	BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX	FIL
Subsidaries including FIL Fund Management	369,280	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMN AND CO	FIJ
Limited (FFML)FIL, Investment Services Ltd	350,686	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FIL
Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL)	2,233,864	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FISL
FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong)	18,547	NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING	FIJ
Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management	246,300	NORTHERN TRUST LONDON	FMP
(FPM) Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL	991936	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)	FIL
Investments International (FII) Investment managers	384,000	NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE (S)	FIL
For various non-US investment companies and
institutional clients.	749,186	N/A INSTRUMENT CFD

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FIL Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

117, 000

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

27 November 2009

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Amanda Chana

15. Contact telephone number:

fil-regreporting@fil.com

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