Holding(s) in Company

Speedy Hire PLC
09 May 2008


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

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    JPMorgan Chase & Co
obligation:
                                                     

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from    JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
3):
                                                     

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

6. Date on which issuer notified:                    08 May 2008
                                                     

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:      5%


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    Below 5%     Below 5%     2,741,393                2,741,393                5.39%


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)
N/A






Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
2,741,393                                            5.39%




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


Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co.: 2,741,393 (5.39%)



Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are as follows:



JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 2,741,393 (5.39%)




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:                            N/A


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


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




13. Additional information:                           Please note the group has other holdings which are
                                                      covered by exemptions

14 Contact name:                                      Michael Kirwan


15. Contact telephone name:                           020 7325 1413






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