Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Speedy Hire Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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) subject to notification obligation:

AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

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

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

13/11/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14/11/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

11%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

0016308

6,360,443

6,360,443

774,015

774,015

5,617,473

1.52

11.02

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,391,488

12.54%

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

Direct

97,595.00

0.19151

AXA Framlington

Indirect

4,271,045.00

8.38083

AXA IM UK

Direct

606,539.00

1.19018

AXA IM UK

Indirect

355,276.00

0.69714

AXA Rosenberg

Direct

69,881.00

0.13712347

AXA Rosenberg

Indirect

991,152.00

1.94

Total Direct

Total Indirect

774,015

5,617,473

1.51881

11.02284

TOTAL

6,391,488

12.54165

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