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20 July 2018

HSS Hire Group plc ("HSS" or the "Company") 

Publication of Circulars 

Further to the announcement made on 19 July 2018 regarding the proposed disposal of UK Platforms to Nationwide Platforms, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Loxam for a total Enterprise Value of £60.5 million (the "Disposal"), HSS today announces that a circular dated 20 July 2018 (the "Circular") has been approved by the UK Listing Authority.

Copies of the Circular and a Form of Proxy in relation to the general meeting are being posted to HSS shareholders today. Completion of the Disposal remains conditional on, amongst other things, the approval of HSS shareholders, and accordingly, the Circular contains a notice of general meeting of the Company's shareholders to be convened at 11.00 a.m. on 7 August 2018 at Exponent Private Equity LLP, 30 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 8JB. The procedures and timings for the appointment of a proxy are set out in the notes to the notice of the general meeting at the back of the Circular.

In addition, the Company has today published a separate circular containing a notice convening a general meeting relating to proposed amendments to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and consequential amendments to the Company's other share plans. This general meeting will be held at 11.15 a.m. on the same date at the same venue.

The circulars will be made available on HSS's website (www.hsshiregroup.com) and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1R will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. Copies of the circulars will also be available for inspection during usual business hours on any business day, free of charge, at the offices of HSS at Oakland House, 76 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PQ and at the offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP at 65 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1HS from the date of this document up to and including the date of the general meeting.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the meanings given to them in the circulars referred to above.

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