Holding(s) in Company

Speedy Hire PLC
20 February 2008

TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares



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1. Identity of the issuer or                            Speedy Hire Plc

the underlying issuer of                             --------------------

existing shares to which voting

rights are attached(1):

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

see additional information


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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          X

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An acquisition or disposal of financial                              -

instruments which may result in the

acquisition of shares already issued

to which voting rights are attached

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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                     -

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Other (please specify)                                               -

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3. Full name of person(s)                     AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon,75008

subject to the notification                   Paris and its group of companies


obligation(1):

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4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.)(1):



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5. Date of the transaction and                                17/02/2008

date on which the threshold is

crossed or reached(1):

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6. Date on which issuer                                       18/02/2008

notified:

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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                           11%

crossed or reached:

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8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class type of Situation to the  Previous       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares        transaction       triggering
              Number of shares  Number of      Number of   Number of voting rights % of voting rights
                                voting rights  shares
                                               Direct      Direct     Indirect     Direct     Indirect
0016308       5,514,589         5,514,589      511,476     511,476    5,042,563    1.01       10.00



B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 Type of financial   Expiration Date     Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting     % of voting rights
     instrument      xiii                Period/ Date xiv     rights that may be
                                                              acquired if the
                                                              instrument is
                                                              exercised/ converted




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                               % of voting rights
5,554,039                                             11.02







9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:


                               Direct                              Indirect
Name of Company/Fund           Number of       % of issued share   Number of       % of issued share
                               Shares          capital             Shares          capital

AXA Sun Life plc               150,000         0.29759
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life
Assurance Society plc)
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          40,000          0.07936
Distribution Fund
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          25,000          0.04960
Ethical Fund
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          5,000           0.00992
Extra Income Fund
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          100,000         0.19839
UK Equity Income Fund
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          82,000          0.16268
UK Growth Fund
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          100,000         0.19839
UK Opportunities Fund
PPP Healthcare Group plc       8,500           0.01686
Sun Life Pensions Management   50,000          0.09920
Ltd
Sun Life Pensions Management   10,000          0.01984
Ltd
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 85,000          0.16863
AXA Insurance UK               51,000          0.10118
AXA General Unit Trust                                             215,000         0.42655
Sun Life Pensions Management   16,000          0.03174
Ltd
Sun Life Pensions Management   2,900           0.00575
Ltd
AXA Sun Life Assurance Ltd     5,481           0.01087
LTAV UK Equity
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    7,904           0.01568
FTSE All Share Tracker
Sun Life Pensions Management   35,000          0.06944
LTAV UK Equity
Sun Life Pensions Management   40,611          0.08057
FTSA All Share Tracker
AXA Framlington                                                    50,000          0.09920
Trustees for Roman Catholics
AXA Framlington                                                    150,000         0.29759
Skandia UK Global Best Ideas -
GL
AXA Framlington St James Place                                     150,708         0.29900
Exempt (Pens) Fund
AXA Framlington St James Place                                     155,965         0.30942
Net (Life) Fund
AXA Framlington St James Place                                     37,137          0.07368
Offshore Fund
AXA Framlington Daimler                                            53,706          0.10655
Chrysler
AXA Framlington                                                    200,000         0.39679
Framlington Income & Capital
AXA Framlington                                                    2,315,000       4.59282
Equity Income
AXA Framlington                                                    906,384         1.79821
Monthly Income
AXA Framlington                                                    143,750         0.28519
Managed Balanced
AXA Framlington onshore                                            67,818          0.13455
private clients
AXA Framlington                                                    3,800           0.00754
Onshore private clients
AXA Sun Life                   33,395          0.06625
With Profits Passive
AXA Sun Life                   15,685          0.03112
With Profits Passive
AXA Framlington                                                    100,000         0.19839
Skandia UK Strategic Best
Ideas
AXA Framlington                                                    45,000          0.08928
St James Place Internal Equity
& Income UT
AXA Framlington                                                    96,295          0.19104
EDF Energy Group
TOTAL DIRECT                   511,479         1.01474
TOTAL INDIRECT                                                     5,042,563       10.00413





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 shareholder:                           Terry Marsh



15. Contact telephone number:                           020 7003 2637





16. Contact name Speedy Hire Plc:                       Patrick Rawnsley





17. Contact telephone number:                           01942 720 000












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