Annual Financial Report

Ashtead Group plc

23 July 2015

Annual Report and Accounts 2015 and Notice of Annual General Meeting

Ashtead Group plc (the “Company”) has commenced posting its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2015 to shareholders together with its Notice of Annual General Meeting (“AGM”).

The AGM will be held at Wax Chandler’s Hall, 6 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7AD on 2 September 2015 at 2.30pm.

Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts and the Notice of AGM will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism:- http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

In compliance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 6.1.2 the Company confirms that changes have been proposed to its Articles of Association and that a summary of the proposed changes is set out in its Notice of Annual General Meeting.

These documents will also be available shortly on the Company’s website:- www.ashtead-group.com

Contact:

Eric Watkins, General Counsel

020 7726 9740