Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group PLC

(the “Company”)

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company has been notified that Ian Sutcliffe today bought 13933 ordinary shares in the Company through the London Stock Exchange. The shares were bought at an average price of 1794p per share.

Following the transaction Mr Sutcliffe’s total holding of shares in the Company is 13933 ordinary shares (c. 0.003% of the issued share capital, exclusive of treasury shares).

The Notification of Dealing Form for Mr Sutcliffe may be found below.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Ian Sutcliffe
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director
b)	Initial Notification Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ashtead Group PLC
b)	LEI	2138007UTBN8X9K1A235
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN GB0000536739
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) GBP 17.94		Volume(s) 13933
d)	Aggregated information	Price(s) GBP 17.94	Volume(s) 13933		Aggregate Total GBP 249,992.43
e)	Date of the transaction	26/10/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange
g)	Additional Information	N/A

Enquiries:

Ashtead Group  Will Shaw                                  [phone]