Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5029B
Speedy Hire PLC
18 August 2008
 




TR-1:   notification 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

GB0000163088

   

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

x

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 the notification obligation:

Allianz SE   

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

Allianz Global Investors Global Equity Business Unit 

AGF Holdings (UK) Limited

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

14th August 2008 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15th August 2008    

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

<3%   

8. Notified details:







A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights


Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect


GB0000163088


1,533,196

1,533,196

1,533,196


10,000




1,494,196



0.019%

2.931%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

   

   

   

   

   


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

1,504,196

2.951%




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

Allianz Global Investors Global Equity Business Unit is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz SE.  

Allianz Insurance plc is a subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz SE is the ultimate holding company of Allianz Holdings plc which is a holding company of Allianz Insurance Plc. The shares in Allianz Holdings Plc are held by Allianz UK Limited, which is a 66.7% owned subsidiary of Allianz Europe Limited ('Allianz Europe'). AGF Holdings (UK) Limited  is a subsidiary of Allianz UK Limited. The other 33.3% of shares in Allianz (UK) Limited are owned by Allianz Liebensversicherungs GmbH, which is itself an indirect subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz Europe is an 85% owned subsidiary of AZ-Argos 10 Vermogensverwaltungsgesellschaft GmbH which in its turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz SE is also the owner of the other 15% of Allianz Europe. 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

   Dresdner Kleinwort Media Relations Team  

15. Contact telephone number:

  020 7623 8000 

 


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