Holding(s) in Company

Speedy Hire PLC
08 May 2008


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


                                                              Speedy Hire Plc

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


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                        Yes

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):______________
                                                     Barclays PLC

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

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from    Barclays Global Investors Ltd
3):
                                                     Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

                                                     Barclays Private Bank & Trust Ltd

                                                     Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

                                                     Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
                                                     01 May 2008

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                     06 May 2008 (Received 08 May 2008)

6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                     5% to 7%

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


8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of   Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares          triggering transaction
                Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
If possible use shares       voting       shares                               rights
ISIN code                    rights

                                                       Direct      Indirect    Direct       Indirect
GB0000163088    2,738,986    2,738,986    3,840,200                3,840,200                7.55


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
3,840,200                                            7.55




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

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

Barclays Private Bank & Trust Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd


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:                                       Geoff Smith


15. Contact telephone name:                            020 7116 2913






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