Holding(s) in Company

Speedy Hire PLC
11 December 2007

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                                09/12/2007
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached(1):

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6. Date on which issuer                                       10/12/2007
notified:

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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                            10%
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       4,915,118         4,915,118      503,697     503,697    4,711,421    1.00       9.35



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

5,215,118                                             10.35



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         0.29766
With Profits

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          40,000          0.07938
Distribution Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          28,874          0.05730
Ethical Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          5,000           0.00992
Extra Income Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          100,000         0.19844
UK Equity Income Fund

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                          82,000          0.16272

UK Growth Fund
PPP Healthcare Group plc       8,500           0.01687

Sun Life Pensions Management   50,000          0.09922
Ltd

Sun Life Pensions Management   7,500           0.01488
Ltd

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 85,000          0.16867
With Profit

AXA Insurance UK               51,000          0.10120
Managed

AXA General Unit Trust                                             195,000         0.38696

Sun Life Pensions Management   16,000          0.03175
Ltd

Sun Life Pensions Management   2,900           0.00575
Ltd

AXA Sun Life                   5,481           0.01088
LTAV UK Equity Life

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    7,904           0.01568
FTSE All Share Tracker Life

Sun Life Pensions Management   24,637          0.04889
LTAV UK Equity

Sun Life Pensions Management   40,611          0.08059
FTSA All Share Tracker

AXA Framlington                                                    150,000         0.29766
Skandia UK Global Best Ideas -
GL

AXA Framlington St James Place                                     110,000         0.21828
Exempt (Pens) Fund

AXA Framlington St James Place                                     115,000         0.22821
Net (Life) Fund

AXA Framlington St James Place                                     30,000          0.05953
Offshore Fund

AXA Framlington Daimler                                            45,000          0.08930
Chrysler

AXA Framlington                                                    200,000         0.39688
Framlington Income & Capital

AXA Framlington                                                    2,315,000       4.59388
Equity Income

AXA Framlington                                                    906,384         1.79862
Monthly Income

AXA Framlington                                                    143,750         0.28526
Managed Balanced

AXA Framlington onshore                                            67,818          0.13458
private clients

AXA Framlington                                                    3,800           0.00754
Onshore private clients

AXA Framlington                                                    96,295          0.19109
EDF Energy Group

AXA Sun Life plc               33,395          0.06627
With Profits Passive

Sun Life Assurance Society plc 20,769          0.04121
With Profits Passive

AXA Framlington                                                    60,000          0.11906
Skandia UK Strategic Best
Ideas

AXA Framlington                                                    17,500          0.03473
St James Place Internal Equity
& Income UT


TOTAL DIRECT                   503,697         0.99953
TOTAL INDIRECT                                                     4,711,421       9.34932





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:                           [phone]


16. Contact name Speedy Hire Plc:                       Patrick Rawnsley


17. Contact telephone number:                           01942 720 000












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