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Speedy Hire PLC 17 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Speedy Hire PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International Ltd (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 HOLDING OF SHAREHOLDER 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM 150,800 CITIBANK LONDON FPM 76,900 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM 112,500 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM 115,000 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL 237,301 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN LTD FIL 692,492 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 534,300 STATE ST BK AND TR CO LNDN FIL 32,300 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FIL 28,800 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FII 250,000 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FIJ 31,000 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NOT INFORMED 6. Percentage of issued class NOT INFORMED 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT INFORMED 8. Percentage of issued class NOT INFORMED 9. Class of security ORDINARY 5P SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT INFORMED 11. Date company informed 16 OCTOBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 2,261,393 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.94% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries NEIL CHRISTOPHER O'BRIEN (01942) 720000 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Neil Christopher O'Brien Date of notification 17 OCTOBER 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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