Form 8.3 STHREE PLC Replacement

FORM 8.3

Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 3670Z published at 14:57 on 16/10/2026, changes made to section 2A, 3A

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:

15 Oct 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:

3,845,376

3.16%

503,019

0.41%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

487,202

0.40%

3,841,674

3.16%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

Total Fina Elf :

4,332,578

3.56%

4,344,693

3.57%

(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

69,872

3.1950  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

50,896

3.1931  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

22,324

3.2000  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

8,810

3.1656  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

7,180

3.1936  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

6,948

3.1946  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

4,487

3.1521  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

4,072

3.1450  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

3,093

3.1916  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,939

3.1516  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,221

3.1694  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,165

3.1595  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,159

3.1557  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

3.1700  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

995

3.1478  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

820

3.1473  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

782

3.1650  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

708

3.1500  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

698

3.1547  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

657

3.1614  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

641

3.1422  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

515

3.1538  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

497

3.1525  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

491

3.1646  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

443

3.1592  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

422

3.1621  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

106

3.1791  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

18

3.1943  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1

3.1900  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1

3.1675  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

50,898

3.1896  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

30,057

3.1591  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

27,915

3.1949  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

25,715

3.1950  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

24,139

3.1850  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

10,219

3.1847  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

5,955

3.1587  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

5,858

3.1733  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

4,428

3.1943  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

3,269

3.1401  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

2,430

3.1508  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

2,389

3.1948  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

2,049

3.1650  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1,277

3.1500  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1,183

3.1325  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1,168

3.1608  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1,132

3.1565  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

960

3.1462  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

874

3.1279  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

857

3.1576  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

623

3.1479  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

497

3.1525  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

416

3.1550  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

323

3.1700  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

300

3.1530  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

297

3.1600  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

191

3.1798  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

106

3.1791  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

89

3.1800  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1

3.1675  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1

3.1900  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

1,159

3.1557  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

631

3.1674  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

522

3.1531  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,839

3.1587  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90

3.1500  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,910

3.1950  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

273

3.1500  GBP

1p Ordinary

CFD

Closing Short

7,327

3.1609  GBP

1p Ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

2,136

3.1609  GBP

1p Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,485

3.1541  GBP

1p Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,459

3.1639  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,218

3.1949  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,269

3.1401  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,057

3.1591  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,208

3.1852  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,451

3.1950  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,627

3.1915  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

670

3.1948  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,697

3.1949  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,226

3.1950  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,736

3.1950  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,719

3.1948  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,221

3.1694  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,662

3.1850  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

752

3.1450  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,428

3.1943  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

422

3.1621  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:

19 Oct 2026

Contact Name :

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213