17 October 2025
HSS Hire Group plc
Posting of Circular, Annual Report & Accounts 2025 and Notice of General Meeting
Further to the announcement made on 6 October 2025, HSS Hire Group plc ("HSS" or the "Company") confirms that the shareholder Circular, providing details of the Transaction and seeking shareholder approval for the Resolutions, will be posted today to those shareholders who have elected not to receive electronic communications. The Circular contains a Notice of General Meeting to be held at 11.00 a.m. (UK time) on 6 November 2025 at New York Suite, Sofitel London Heathrow Terminal 5, Wentworth Drive, London TW6 2GD.
A copy of the Circular, Notice of Meeting and Form of Proxy are available from the 'News & Resources' section of the Company's investor portal www.hsshiregroup.com. Other than where defined, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Circular.
The Annual Report and Accounts for the 15 month period to 31 March 2025 (the "ARA") will also be posted today to those shareholders who have elected not to receive electronic communications. Resolutions to receive the ARA and related matters are also included in the Notice of General Meeting.
Expected Timetable of Principal Events
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Time and/or date (2025) |
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Publication and posting of this document and Form of Proxy |
17 October |
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Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy and CREST voting instructions |
11.00 a.m. on 4 November |
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General Meeting |
11.00 a.m. on 6 November |
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Announcement of result of the General Meeting |
6 November |
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Satisfaction of penultimate Condition |
See note 1 |
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Admission of Subscription Shares |
8.00 a.m. on the fifth Business Day following the satisfaction of the penultimate Condition |
1) If approved, Shareholder approval of the Transaction Resolutions will not be the last Condition to the Transaction to be satisfied, as the CMA Condition will still be outstanding at the time of the General Meeting and, in any event, Admission is the last Condition to the Transaction to be satisfied.
2) Each of the times and dates set out above is based on current expectations and is subject to change. If any of the above times and/or dates is changed, the revised times and/or dates will be notified to Shareholders by announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.
3) All references in this document to times are to London time unless otherwise stated.
For further information, please contact:
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HSS Hire Group plc |
Email: Investors@hss.com |
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Steve Ashmore, Executive Chair, HSS ProService |
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Richard Jones, Group Chief Financial Officer |
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FTI Consulting |
Tel: 020 3727 1340 |
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Nick Hasell |
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Victoria Hayns |
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Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
Tel: 020 7523 8000 |
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Andrew Potts |
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George Grainger |
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Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker) |
Tel: 020 7496 3000 |
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Alex Bond / Rick Thompson (Investment Banking) |
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Rhys Williams (Equity Sales) |
Notes to editors
HSS is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. For more information, please see www.hsshiregroup.com.