Transaction in own shares
Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that on
19 July 2018 it purchased for
Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of
10 pence each pursuant to its £1
billion share repurchase programme, details of which were announced
on 14 December 2017.
Number of Shares repurchased: 78,000 Shares
Date of transaction: 20 July 2018
Average price paid per Share: 2329.1388 pence
Lowest price paid per Share:
2297.0000 pence
Highest price paid per Share: 2361.0000 pence
Broker: Barclays Capital Securities
Limited
Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of
ordinary shares in issue will be 487,774,305 (excluding Treasury
shares), and the company will hold 11,451,407 ordinary shares in
Treasury.
The figure of 487,774,305 may be used by shareholders (and
others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to
notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No
596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about
the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.
http://content.prnewswire.com/documents/PRNUK-2007181711-BE18_Ashtead_Buyback_Detailed_Transactions_180720_20th_July_2018_CC.pdf
For further information, please contact:
Ashtead Group plc
Will Shaw, Director of Investor
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+44 (0)20 7726
9700 |
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