Director/PDMR Shareholding

SThree (STHR) SThree: Director/PDMR Shareholding 12-Sep-2016 / 15:01 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DTR 3.1.4R(1). (1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. (2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. (3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24. (4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.   Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters. 1. Name of the issuer SThree plc 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DTR 3.1.4R(1)(c) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006; or (iii) both (i) and (ii) Both 3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director Steve Quinn 4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person See 3 above 5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest See 3 above 6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares Ordinary shares of 1p 7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them Steve Quinn 8. State the nature of the transaction Award of shares as consideration for the purchase of Steve Quinn's Minority Interests. 9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired Director Number of shares Percentage of share capital Steve Quinn 51,690 0.0401%   10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) See 9 above 11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed N/A 12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) See above 13. Price per share or value of transaction N/A 14. Date and place of transaction The Sale and Purchase agreement for his Minority Interest was signed on the 25 August 2016 and the shares were transferred on the 12 September 2016, London 15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Director Number of shares Percentage of share capital Steve Quinn 319,779 0.2483%   16. Date issuer informed of transaction 12 September 2016 If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes 17. Date of grant N/A 18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised N/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification N/A 23. Any additional information SThree's Minority Interest arrangements allow employees to obtain an equity stake in the business they are responsible for, with the opportunity to have the stake purchased back by the Company in return for shares in SThree plc, after the required minimum timeframe, normally five years. The above shares were transferred to the individual as consideration under the SThree Minority Interest arrangements, whereupon they can be sold as necessary in order to discharge any loan/tax/NIC liability or to meet other financial obligations. 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Kirsty Mulholland, 0207 618 0247 25. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification Kirsty Mulholland, Trainee Company Secretarial Assistant, SThree plc 26. Date of notification 12 September 2016 END

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Language:	English
ISIN:	GB00B0KM9T71
Category Code:	DSH
TIDM:	STHR
Sequence Number:	3403
Time of Receipt:	12-Sep-2016 / 15:01 GMT/BST

End of Announcement	EQS News Service

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