Man Group PLC disclosed interests equivalent to 8.72% of Sthree plc’s 1p ordinary shares under Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code. The position comprised 6,699,267 relevant securities owned or controlled and 3,927,942 securities referenced through cash-settled derivatives, alongside 11,597 short positions. The filing, dated Oct. 1, 2026, also reported two equity-swap transactions dated Sept. 30: an increase in a short position involving 600 reference securities at £3 each and a reduction in a long position involving 129,475 reference securities at £3.0282 each. Man Group reported no indemnity or other dealing arrangements, no agreements concerning voting rights or derivative-linked acquisitions or disposals, and no supplemental open-positions form.