Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group plc

7 September 2011

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                          Share purchase by Director                           

Ashtead Group plc announces that on the 6 September 2011 Ian Sutcliffe,
director, purchased ordinary 10p shares in the Company as follows:

     No of 10p        Purchase price      Total number of       % of Issued    
  Ordinary Shares                          Shares Held         Share Capital   
     purchased                                                                 
                                                                               
       7,467               1.33p              13,822              0.002%       

Contact:

Eric Watkins

020 7726 9700