Holding(s) in Company

Speedy Hire PLC
7 May 2003


Letter to: Speedy Hire plc
Dated 7 May 2003


Companies Act 1985 (as amended): 
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the 'Act'), 
we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary 
companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your company 
as detailed in the schedule below.

For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies identified 
in the schedule below is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH.


From: M&G Investment Management Limited




          Notifiable Position Report for SPEEDY HIRE ORD GBP0.05
                              as at 06 May 2003

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 42,593,678 
ORD GBP0.05 shares

                   Registered Holder                 Holding           %
Prudential plc                                       1,702,000        3.99  Total Notifiable Interest

                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    1,680,000
                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       22,000



The Prudential Assurance Company Limited             1,702,000        3.99

                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    1,680,000
                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       22,000 



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