(SDY.L) Speedy Hire PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 8973B 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):______________
AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of
3. Full name of person(s) companies

subject to notification obligation:

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

5. Date of transaction (and 21/10/2009

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

6. Date on which issuer 22/10/2009

notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are 5%

crossed or reached:

8: Notified Details Decrease in total holdings from 5.09% to 4.97% 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 rights Percentage of voting
rights rights
Direct
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
26,348,594 26,348,594 7,410,240 7,410,240 18,288,355 1.43 3.54

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)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
25,698,595 4.97%

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

Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital
AXA 975,950.00 0.18869

Direct
AXA IM UK 6,434,290.00 1.24402

Direct
AXA IM UK 18,288,355.00 3.53592

Indirect
Total Direct 7,410,240 1.43272
Total Indirect 18,288,355 3.53592
TOTAL 25,698,595 4.96864

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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: Kyere Tabiri

15. Contact telephone name: 020 7003 1510

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