AHT Ashtead Group Plc

Ashtead Group plc

13 February 2015

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                          Share purchase by Director

Ashtead Group plc announces that on the 11 February 2015 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

        32                 1089p               12,100


Contact:

Eric Watkins 020 7726 9700