Director/PDMR Shareholding

Speedy Hire PLC 10 July 2006 Speedy Hire Plc ('Speedy Hire' or the 'Company') Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Resonsibility ('PDMR') - Interest in Shares Speedy Hire announces the following changes to Directors' and PDMR's interests in the Company's ordinary 5p shares ('Shares'). Share Awards to Directors and PDMR Further to the announcement on Wednesday 5 July 2006 of the purchase of Shares by Directors and PDMR pursuant to the Speedy Hire 2004 Co-Investment Plan ('CIP'), awards of Matching Shares have been made on Thursday 6 July 2006 under the CIP, and an equivalent award over Shares has been made to Michael A McGrath under his 'Joining Award' (the 'Joining Award Shares'). Awards have also been made under the Speedy Hire Performance Share Plan ('PSP'). The CIP and PSP (together the 'Plans') were approved by shareholders at the AGM in July 2004. The awards comprise rights to acquire Shares at nil cost, subject to the rules of the Plans and to the applicable performance targets. The Joining Award is a one-off award made to Michael A McGrath in connection with his appointment as a director of the Company, as referred to in the Annual Report and Accounts. It comprises a right to acquire Shares at nil cost and is subject to the same terms of a Matching Share Award under the CIP. CIP Matching Share Awards Matching Share Awards were made on Thursday 6 July 2006 under the CIP to Directors and PDMR as follows:- Name Matching Share Awards Total Matching Share under CIP Awards Held under CIP Steve J Corcoran 45,876 159,876 Neil C O'Brien 22,938 113,852 Alan Bultitude 1,146 1,770 Andrew Carter 6,880 9,043 Gary Cooper 1,719 3,040 John Cummings 5,734 7,816 Keith Ferguson 3,439 3,439 David Graham 9,174 11,776 William Kellie 4,471 8,218 Martin Knott 4,586 10,138 Simon Richards 10,322 16,568 Claudio Veritiero 4,586 9,582 Mark Whitworth 13,532 21,304 Joining Award The Joining Award was made on Thursday 6 July 2006 to Michael A McGrath as follows:- Name Joining Share Awards Total Joining Award Shares Held Michael A McGrath 43,918 43,918 PSP Awards were also made under the PSP to Directors as follows:- Director Share Awards under PSP Total Awards Held under PSP Steve J Corcoran 33,646 121,764 Neil C O'Brien 22,992 86,336 Michael A McGrath 21,870 21,870 Awards under the PSP, Matching Share Awards under the CIP and the Joining Award will normally be exercisable (to the extent performance targets are met) within a 90 day period following the announcement of the Company's results for the year ending 31 March 2009. -ends- Enquiries: Speedy Hire Plc Frank Dee, Chairman Remuneration Committee Neil O'Brien, Group Finance Director Tel: 01942 720 000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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