Update on upcoming General Meeting

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27 July 2018

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

Update on upcoming General Meeting

HSS announces an update to the Company's circular and notice of general meeting of 20 July 2018 relating to the proposed amendments to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and consequential amendments to the Company's other share plans (together, the Share Plans) which notified shareholders of a general meeting to be held at Exponent Private Equity LLP, 30 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 8JB at 11.15 am on 7 August 2018 (the Share Plan General Meeting).

In order to enable the Company to discuss the Share Plans in further detail with its major shareholders, the Chair intends to adjourn the General Meeting. Under Article 49 of the Company's articles of association, the Chair will open the Share Plan General Meeting and seek consent of the meeting for its adjournment. The Company will announce the time, date and place of a new meeting in due course.

The date, time and place of the general meeting approving the proposed disposal of UK Platforms Limited will remain at 11:00am on 7 August 2018 at Exponent Private Equity LLP, 30 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 8JB and will not be adjourned.

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