AHT Ashtead Group Plc

Ashtead Group plc

25 March 2014

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                          Share purchase by Director

Ashtead Group plc announces that on the 13 February 2014 Ian Sutcliffe,
director, reinvested his share dividend and purchased ordinary 10p shares in
the Company as follows:

     No of 10p        Purchase price      Total number of
                                            Shares held
  Ordinary Shares

     purchased

        32                 815p                11,959


Contact:

Eric Watkins 020 7726 9700