(SDY.L) Speedy Hire PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 9882B Speedy Hire PLC 04 November 2009

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
X

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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):______________
Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
3 November 2009

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
4 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:
3%

7. Threshold(s) that is/are 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 rights Percentage of voting
rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
0016308 15,504,739 15,504,739 16,258,650 16,258,650 N/A 3.143% N/A

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
16,258,650 3.143%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: All voting rights held on behalf of the above
entity are disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.2.
This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment
Management Limited as agent on behalf of Hermes
Specialist UK Focus Fund
14 Contact name: Margaret Moss / Valerie Davidson

15. Contact telephone name: 020 7680 2125 / 020 7680 2177

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