TIDMAHT 
 
Transaction in own shares 
 
Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 16 July 2018 it purchased 
for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each 
pursuant to its GBP1 billion share repurchase programme, details of which were 
announced on 14 December 2017. 
 
Number of Shares repurchased: 78,000 Shares 
 
Date of transaction:       16 July 2018 
 
Average price paid per Share:    2354.2599 pence 
 
Lowest price paid per Share:      2339.0000 pence 
 
Highest price paid per Share:     2375.0000 pence 
 
Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited 
 
Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares 
in issue will be 488,086,305 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will 
hold 11,139,407 ordinary shares in Treasury. 
 
The figure of 488,086,305 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-1607181724-0A21_16th_July_2018_-_Ashtead_Buyback_Detailed_Transactions_180716_CC.pdf 
 
For further information, please contact: 
 
Ashtead Group plc 
 
Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations                 +44 (0)20 7726 9700 
 
 
 
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