TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
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1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Speedy Hire Plc |
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2: Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
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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 |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
No |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
No |
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Other (please specify): |
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No |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Toscafund Asset Management LLP |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Tosca Mid Cap Tosca Opportunity |
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): |
18 March 2014 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
20 March 2014 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
13% |
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8: Notified Details |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code |
GB0000163088 |
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
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50,682,428 |
50,682,428 |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of |
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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68,864,238 |
0 |
68,864,238 |
0% |
13.2359% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired |
Percentage of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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68,864,238 |
13.2359% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:
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James Blair |
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15. Contact telephone number:
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01942 327206 |