Rule 8.3 - Brandon Hire plc

Speedy Hire PLC
16 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                                                13 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   530,000  1.57%
securities     

(2)
Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options
and agreements
to purchase/
sell

       Total   530,000  1.57%
               



(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                               60,000   GBP 1.898191




(b)            Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product       Long/short (Note  Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name,         6)                7)                         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                American,           money
         purchasing,  which the option             European
         varying      relates (Note 7)             etc.
         etc.
e.g.                                    price                 date     paid/
call                                                                   received
option                                                                 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                                16 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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