AHT Ashtead Group Plc

Ashtead Group plc

24 September 2014

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                          Share purchase by Director

Ashtead Group plc announces that on the 15 September 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
  Ordinary Shares                           Shares held
     purchased

        109                1008p               12,068

Contact:

Eric Watkins 020 7726 9700