AGM Statement

7 September 2010

Ashtead Group Plc

Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.00 p.m. on Tuesday 7
September 2010 in London.

The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions placed before the meeting
were carried on a show of hands.

The proxy votes were as follows:

RESOLUTION

                                              FOR        AGAINST     WITHHELD  
                                                                               
1. That the account for the year ended 30 333,272,593   1,431,010     95,879   
April 2010, the directors' report and the                                      
auditor's report be adopted.                                                   
                                                                               
2. That the director remuneration report  176,008,693  121,893,978  36,896,811 
be approved.                                                                   
                                                                               
3. That a final dividend of 2 pence per   333,271,185   1,430,260     98,037   
ordinary share be declared for the year                                        
ended 30 April 2010.                                                           
                                                                               
4. That Chris Cole be re-elected as a     325,170,714   9,527,858     100,910  
director of the Company.                                                       
                                                                               
5. That Sat Dhaiwal be re-elected as a    327,099,455   7,599,117     100,910  
director of the Company.                                                       
                                                                               
6. That Ian Robson be re-elected as a     326,990,082   7,708,490     100,910  
director of the Company.                                                       
                                                                               
7. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed as   332,999,594   1,698,010     101,878  
auditors of the Company.                                                       
                                                                               
8. That the directors be authorised to    333,131,771   1,546,148     103,563  
determine the auditor's remuneration.                                          
                                                                               
9. That the directors are authorised to   296,889,968   26,244,846  11,664,668 
allot the shares under section 551(1)(a)                                       
and (b) of the Companies Act 2006.                                             
                                                                               
10. That the directors be empowered to    334,510,985    133,550      154,947  
disapply the provisions of section 561(1)                                      
to (6) of the Companies Act 2006.                                              
                                                                               
11. That the directors be authorised to   333,613,857   1,077,838     107,787  
make market purchases of the Company's                                         
shares under section 701 of the Companies                                      
Act 2006.                                                                      
                                                                               
12. That a general meeting other than an  314,344,294   20,324,123    131,065  
annual general meeting be called on not                                        
less than 14 clear days' notice.                                               
                                                                               
13. Amended Articles of Association be    330,872,071    368,052     3,559,359 
adopted.                                                                       

Chris Cole - Chairman 020 7314 5152

Geoff Drabble - Chief Executive 020 7726 9200

Brian Hudspith Maitland 020 7379 5151