Form 8.3 STHREE PLC

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:

22 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:

3,879,857

3.19%

379,829

0.31%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

353,829

0.29%

3,870,818

3.18%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

Total Fina Elf :

4,233,686

3.48%

4,250,647

3.50%

(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

23,498

2.9350  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

11,930

2.9377  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

7,564

2.9413  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

2,009

2.9878  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,823

3.0200  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,681

2.9241  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,659

2.9595  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,131

2.9770  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

2.9450  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

560

2.9365  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

510

2.9446  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

113

2.9279  GBP

1p Ordinary

Purchase

82

2.9500  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

16,776

2.9350  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

15,166

2.9558  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

10,736

2.9676  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

8,002

2.9385  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

7,171

2.9995  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

4,435

2.9450  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

3,370

2.9050  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

2,007

2.9274  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

1,403

2.9348  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

935

2.9532  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

795

2.9493  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

711

2.9700  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

427

2.9410  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

365

2.9650  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

140

2.9600  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

119

2.9550  GBP

1p Ordinary

Sale

113

2.9279  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

Increasing Long

10,736

2.9676  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

219

2.9790  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,997

2.9445  GBP

1p Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,823

3.0200  GBP

1p Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8

2.9600  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,403

2.9348  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

241

2.9255  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,038

2.9350  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,439

2.9350  GBP

1p Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,302

2.9403  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,166

2.9558  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

269

2.9618  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,000

2.9450  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,131

2.9770  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,681

2.9241  GBP

1p Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

560

2.9365  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:

23 Oct 2026

Contact Name :

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213