(SDY.L) Speedy Hire PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 8968B Speedy Hire PLC 03 November 2009

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

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):______________

3. Full name of person(s) FIL Limited

subject to notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) See section 9 (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and 27 October 2009

date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer 28 October 2009

notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are 11%

crossed or reached:

8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

If possible use ISIN code transaction
Number of shares Number of voting Number of shares Number of voting Percentage of voting
rights rights rights
Direct
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
56,698,171 56,698,171 59,948,171 59,948,171 11.59

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument Exercise price Expiration date Exercise / Number of voting % of voting fights
Conversation period rights instrument
refers to
Normal Delta

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
59,948,171 11.59

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Issuer name: Speedy Hire PLC
Current ownership percentage: 11.59%
Total shares held: 59,948,171
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 (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and Institutional clients
4,478,400 BNP Paribas, Paris FIGEST
51,320,711 Brown Bros Harrimn FIL
LTD Lux
1,436,300 Brown Brothers FIJ
Harriman and CO
17,800 JP Morgan, FIL
Bournemouth
102,660 JP Morgan, FISL
Bournemouth
1,754,700 Northern Trust FPM
London

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder: FIL Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
3,250,000

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights: 27 October 2009

13. Additional information:
None
14 Contact name: Amanda Chana

15. Contact telephone name: fil-regreporting@fil.com

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