Rule 8.3 - Brandon Hire plc

Speedy Hire PLC
12 January 2006

                                                               FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1.         KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)                                SPEEDY HIRE PLC

Company dealt in                                               BRANDON HIRE
                                                               PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being         ORDINARY 10P
disclosed relate (Note 2)                                      SHARES

Date of dealing                                                11 JANUARY 2006


2.            INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE


(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
    security dealt in (Note 3)

                                        Long                      Short
                                        Number   (%)              Number   (%)
                                                                        
(1) Relevant securities                 375,000  1.11%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements
    to purchase/sell

    Total                               375,000  1.11%
               

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
    than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:              Long                      Short
                                         Number   (%)              Number  (%)
(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to
    purchase/sell

    Total

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                                 Details


3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale     Number of securities          Price per unit (Note 5)

PURCHASE          375,000                       GBP 1.90

(b)            Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product       Long/short   Number of securities  Price per unit 
name,         (Note 6)     (Note 7)              (Note 5)
e.g. CFD


(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product  Writing,     Number of         Exercise   Type, e.g. Expiry   Option
name,    selling,     securities to     price      American,  date     money
e.g.     purchasing,  which the option             European            paid/
call     varying      relates (Note 7)             etc.                received
option   etc.                                                          per unit
                                                                       (Note 5)


(ii)            Exercising

Product name, e.g. call      Number of            Exercise price per unit (Note
option                       securities           5)

(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details   Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

4.            OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.

NONE



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)       NO

Date of disclosure                                12 JANUARY 2006

Contact name                                      ADRIAN MCMILLAN
                                                  ORIEL SECURITIES LTD

Telephone number                                  020 7710 7600

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with  -
which connected

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection    -
(Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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