Holding(s) in Company

SThree plc
13 July 2007

TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                 SThree Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                  

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of   
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                             

Other (please specify):                   initial holding notification        X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                            Allianz SE
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):             Allianz Global Investors Global Equity
                                                                           Business Unit
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 13 July 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                      4%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of      Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares             the Triggering
                   transaction

 if possible using Number of  Number of  Number of   Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE      Shares     Voting     shares

                              Rights     Direct      Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect


   GB00B0KM9T71                                                    5,866,772                    4.236



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights


  5,866,772                                              4.236


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
Allianz Global Investors Global Equity Business Unit is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz SE.




Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:                                 Irina Daniel
15. Contact telephone number:                     020 7475 5617



Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)        Allianz SE
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)     Koniginastrasse 28

                                                           80802 Munich

                                                           Germany

Phone number                                                [phone]

Other useful information (at least legal representative
for legal persons)



B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                                  Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited
Contact address                                            30 Gresham Street

                                                           London EC2V 7PG
Phone number                                               020 7623 8000
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship     subsidiary
with the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation)


C:        Additional information


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