Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1292H

Speedy Hire PLC

31 October 2008

 



TR-1: Notifications 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 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 obligation:	Norges Bank
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	N/A
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	28th October 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	29th October 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%
8. Notified details:	Acquisition of shares increasing holding above the 3% threshold

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct		Indirect
GB00B1JQBT10	1,536,618	1,536,618	1,544,951	1,544,951		3.03%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
1,544,951	3.03%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	Norges Bank
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A

13. Additional information:	Norges Bank manages assets both internally and through the use of external managers. Holdings data is collected via our Global Custodian based on transaction instructed. Norges Bank received information that the threshold was exceeded on 9th September 2008.
14 Contact name:	Robert Cook
15. Contact telephone name:	0047 2231 6922

 

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