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RNS Number : 8638G

Ashtead Group PLC

10 August 2016

Transaction in Own Shares

Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 2 September 2015, the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme initially announced on 14 June 2016:

   Date of purchase:                                            10 August 2016 
   Number of Shares purchased:                   34,100 Shares 
   Highest price paid per Share:                     1200.0 pence 
   Lowest price paid per Share:                      1196.0 pence 
   Average price paid per Share:                    1199.2601 pence 

The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.

Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 51,986,089 Shares in Treasury.

The Company has 501,339,465 Shares in issue (excluding Shares held in Treasury). This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Barclays on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

For further information, please contact:

Ashtead Group plc

Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations, +44 (0)20 7726 9700

Schedule of Purchases

   Shares purchased:           Ashtead Group PLC (ISIN CODE: GB000536739) 
   Date of purchases:          10 August 2016 
   Investment firm:             Barclays Capital Securities Limited 

Aggregate information:

 
         Venue            Volume-weighted   Aggregated volume 
                           average price, 
                               pence 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 BATS Europe                    1199.5448               2,469 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Chi-X Europe                   1199.3371               7,448 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Turquoise                      1198.8686               4,671 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 London Stock Exchange          1199.2883              19,512 
-----------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 

Individual transactions:

 
 Number of shares purchased   Transaction price    Time of transaction       Trading venue 
                               (pence per share) 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        252                12.00        08:17:32         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        575                12.00        08:17:32         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        226                12.00        08:17:32         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         91                12.00        08:17:33         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        290                11.99        08:19:01         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        479                11.96        08:19:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         29                11.96        08:19:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         33                11.96        08:19:46         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        129                11.96        08:19:46         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        577                11.96        08:19:46         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        421                12.00        08:42:35         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        289                12.00        08:42:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         55                12.00        08:42:35         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        467                12.00        08:42:35         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        645                12.00        08:42:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        162                12.00        08:42:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        130                12.00        08:42:36         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         92                12.00        09:13:57         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        478                12.00        09:13:57         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        204                11.99        09:23:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        374                11.99        09:23:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        321                11.99        09:23:35         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        357                11.99        09:23:35         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        511                11.99        09:23:35         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        296                11.98        09:23:37         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        336                11.98        09:23:37         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        428                11.98        09:23:37         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        335                11.98        09:23:37         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        207                11.99        09:33:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        319                11.99        09:33:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                       1024                11.99        09:33:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        368                11.98        09:35:45         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        537                11.98        09:35:45         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        324                11.98        09:35:45         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        106                11.98        09:35:45         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        460                12.00        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        309                12.00        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        314                12.00        11:01:10         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        309                12.00        11:01:10         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        349                12.00        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        415                12.00        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        329                12.00        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        155                12.00        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        331                12.00        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        349                12.00        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        421                12.00        11:01:10         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        116                11.99        11:01:10         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        413                11.99        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        339                11.99        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        203                11.99        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         78                11.99        11:01:10         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        449                11.99        11:01:12         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        184                11.99        11:01:12         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        383                12.00        11:16:07         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        365                12.00        11:16:07         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        340                12.00        11:16:07         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         62                12.00        11:16:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        274                12.00        11:16:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        267                12.00        11:16:28         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        318                12.00        11:26:11         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        491                12.00        11:41:49         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        457                12.00        11:47:40         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        717                12.00        11:47:40         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         96                12.00        11:47:40         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        498                11.99        11:54:20         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        117                11.99        11:54:20         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        260                11.99        11:54:20         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        393                11.99        11:54:20         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        356                11.99        11:54:20         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         24                11.99        11:54:20         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        162                11.99        11:54:20         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        214                11.99        11:54:20         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        342                11.99        11:59:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        338                11.99        11:59:36         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        589                11.99        11:59:36         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        367                11.99        11:59:36         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        171                11.99        11:59:36         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        929                11.99        11:59:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         50                11.99        11:59:36         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        316                12.00        12:13:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        292                12.00        12:16:46         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        202                12.00        12:22:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        121                12.00        12:22:54         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        289                12.00        12:25:44         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        355                12.00        12:36:03         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        289                12.00        12:40:24         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        280                12.00        12:41:59         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        167                12.00        12:42:01         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        226                12.00        12:43:04         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         63                12.00        12:43:42         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        250                12.00        12:45:59         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         63                12.00        12:45:59         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        165                12.00        12:46:27         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        143                12.00        12:46:27         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         74                12.00        12:46:27         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        570                11.99        12:50:56         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        393                11.99        12:50:56         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        462                11.99        12:50:56         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        257                11.99        12:50:56         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        367                11.99        12:50:56         Chi-X Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        525                11.99        12:50:56         London Stock Exchange 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        506                11.99        12:50:56         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        381                11.99        12:50:56         Turquoise 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        323                11.99        12:52:23         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        200                11.99        12:52:23         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         64                11.99        13:06:09         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        312                11.99        13:06:09         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        225                11.99        13:09:19         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        249                12.00        13:21:47         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                         72                12.00        13:22:59         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                        329                12.00        13:22:59         BATS Europe 
---------------------------  -------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
 

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