Form 8.3 STHREE PLC

RNS Number : 6743U
14 September 2026
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full Name of discloser:

 

Barclays .

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

SThree PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

11 Sep 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

1p Ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

4,101,083

3.36%

678,237

0.56%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

678,237

0.56%

4,101,082

3.36%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fina Elf :

 

 

4,779,320

3.91%

4,779,319

3.91%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1p Ordinary

Purchase

29,956

2.8619  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

29,904

2.8750  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

21,251

2.8716  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

15,490

2.8671  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

13,694

2.8800  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

8,817

2.8806  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

5,922

2.8564  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

3,297

2.8658  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

2,743

2.8641  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

2,090

2.8615  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

2,067

2.8984  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

938

2.8325  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

771

2.9107  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

742

2.8900  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

711

2.8865  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

652

2.8676  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

616

2.8650  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

421

2.8663  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

209

2.9084  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

176

2.8700  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

102

3.0250  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

96

2.8625  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

95

2.9600  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

91

2.8925  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

65

2.9400  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

26

2.9350  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

13

2.9125  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

13

2.9700  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

13

2.8300  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

13

2.8975  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

13

2.8850  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

39,462

2.8800  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

16,672

2.9150  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

14,870

2.8389  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

12,844

2.8788  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

8,210

2.8898  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

3,553

2.8716  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

2,485

2.8875  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1,283

2.8646  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1,025

2.9436  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

823

2.8650  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

700

2.8125  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

348

2.9719  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

228

2.8550  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

176

2.8700  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

104

2.8500  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

96

2.8625  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

65

2.9400  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

26

2.9350  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

13

2.8300  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

13

2.8975  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

13

2.8850  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

13

2.9125  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

13

2.8750  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

13

2.9700  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,551

2.8800  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,778

2.9084  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,586

2.8969  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,766

2.8947  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,766

2.9085  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

352

2.8700  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

3,850

2.8801  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

6,163

2.8703  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

13,171

2.8703  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

802

2.8681  GBP

1p Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

497

2.8703  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

380

2.9202  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

29,891

2.8750  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,690

2.8378  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,040

2.8800  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,011

2.9277  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,067

2.8983  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

180

2.9349  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,743

2.8640  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,881

2.8801  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

938

2.8325  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,573

2.8660  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

742

2.8900  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

15,041

2.8800  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,922

2.8564  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,917

2.8676  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,297

2.8658  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

Option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or Option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any Option ; or

 

 

 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

14 Sep 2026

Contact Name :

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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