Transfer of shares held in Treasury

5 November 2012

SThree plc

Transfer of shares held in Treasury

SThree plc (the "Company") announces that on 5 November 2012 it transferred 10,884 ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") from Treasury to be used for the exercise of options under the savings related share option scheme.

Following this transfer the Company holds 1,915,856 Ordinary Shares in Treasury and the Company's issued share capital is 121,478,271 Ordinary Shares (excluding Treasury shares).

Laura Newell

Company Secretarial Assistant

SThree plc

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