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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation:
Kames Capital Plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached):
29 September 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1 October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%
8: Notified Details
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code
GB0000163088
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
25,635,067
Percentage ofvoting rights
Direct
Indirect
19,024,818
1,610,249
3.64%
0.31%
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
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Exerciseprice
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversionperiod
Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to
% of voting rights
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
20,635,067
3.95%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Kames Capital:-
Kames Capital ICVC
Kames Capital VCIC
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
James Blair
15. Contact telephone number:
01942 327206