| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i | 
  
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   | 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:  | SThree plc | 
  
   | 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | 
  
   | Non-UK issuer |   | 
  
   | 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | 
  
   | An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | 
  
   | An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |   | 
  
   | An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |   | 
  
   | Other (please specify)iii:  Transfer of shares from management |   | 
  
   | 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv | 
  
   | Name | Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC | 
  
   | City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Wilmington, DE, United States | 
  
   | 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | 
  
   | Name | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London The Northern Trust Company, London Bank of New York, London National Westminster Bank Plc, London | 
  
   | City and country of registered office (if applicable) |   | 
  
   | 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 16 July 2019 | 
  
   | 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 17 July 2019 | 
  
   | 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | 
  
   |   | % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuervii | 
  
   | Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 4.37% | 0% | 4.37% | 130,962,375 | 
  
   | Position of previous notification (if  applicable) | 9.69% | 0% | 9.69% |   | 
  
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