REG-Ashtead Group PLC: Transaction in Own Shares

AshteadAnnouncement

16/07/2019 17:20

Transaction in own shares

Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 16(th) July 2019 it
purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence
each pursuant to its £500m share repurchase programme, details of which were
announced on 18 June 2019.    

Description of shares: Ashtead Group plc - ordinary shares of 10 pence

Number of Shares repurchased: 120,000 Shares

Date of transaction: 16(th) July 2019

Average price paid per Share: 2,277.14 pence

Lowest price paid per Share: 2250 pence

Highest price paid per Share: 2294 pence

Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited        

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary
shares in issue will be 464,398,592 (excluding Treasury shares), and the
company will hold 34,827,120 ordinary shares in Treasury.      

The figure of 464,398,592 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.

https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/947800/AHT_Transaction_summary_20190716.pdf

For further information, please contact:

Ashtead Group plc

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



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