("Speedy", "the Company" or "the Group")

30 September 2022

Appointment of Joint Corporate Broker

Speedy today announces the appointment of Peel Hunt LLP as its joint corporate broker, working alongside existing joint broker, Liberum Capital Limited, with immediate effect.

In conjunction with its appointment as joint corporate broker, Speedy has also appointed Peel Hunt LLP to jointly manage, alongside Liberum Capital Limited, the Company's existing share buyback programme. No changes have been made to the terms of the share buyback programme as originally announced on 27 January 2022 and updated on 9 September 2022.

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Notes to Editors:  Founded in 1977, Speedy is the UK's leading provider of tools and equipment hire services to a wide range of customers in the construction, infrastructure and industrial markets, as well as to local trade and industry.  The Group provides complementary support services through the provision of training, asset management and compliance services. Speedy is certified nationally to ISO50001, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO17020, ISO27001 and ISO45001. The Group operates from c.200 fixed sites and selected B&Q stores across the UK and Ireland together with a number of on-site facilities at client locations and through a joint venture in Kazakhstan.