Notification of Major Interes

RNS Number : 2553M
Speedy Hire PLC
26 January 2009
 




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


Speedy Hire Plc


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


yes


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights



Other (please specify):______________



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:


Schroders plc


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):



5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):


22.01.09


6. Date on which issuer notified:


23.01.09


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


12% - 14%


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect


Ordinary


GB0000163088





7,931,300






6,142,799





9,134,285





N/A




7,163,204







N/A




14.06%


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights








Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,163,204


14.06%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Schroder Investment Management Limited  7,112,328 13.96%

Schroder Investment Management North America Limited 50,876 0.10%



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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:


The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

14 Contact name:



Andrea Rowe

15. Contact telephone name:



020 7658 6000


  

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer


Annex: Notification of major interests in shares



A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)



Schroder Plc

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)


31 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7QA

Phone number & email



020 7658 6000

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)



Andrea Rowe


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name



Contact address



Phone number & email



Other useful information


(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information





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