(SDY.L) Speedy Hire PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 5827B Speedy Hire PLC 29 October 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Speedy Hire Plc

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the FIL Limited

notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) See the attached schedule

(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 26.10.09

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27.10.09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 10%

reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB0000163088 48,233,771 56,698,171 56,698,171 10.96
48,233,771

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
56,698,171 10.96%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Current ownership percentage: 10.96%
Total shares held: 56,698,171
Issued share capital: 517,215,666
Shares held Nominee Management Company
FIL Limited (FIL) is the 837,600 Bank of New York FPM
parent Holding company for Brussels

various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FIL), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and Institutional clients
3,388,000 BNP Paribas, Paris FIGEST
49,283,411 Brown Bros Harrimn FIL

1,436,300 Brown Brothers FIJ
Harriman and Co
14,500 JP Morgan, FIL
Bournemouth
102,660 JP Morgan, FISL
Bournemouth
1,635,700 Northern Trust FPM
London

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease

to hold:
8,464,400
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold

voting rights:
26 October 2009

13. Additional information:
None
14. Contact name:

Amanda Chana
15. Contact telephone number:

fill-regreporting@fil.com

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