Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group plc

15 December 2006

 

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               
                      
                        Director's Exercise of Share Options                      
                                                                            
                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

 

 

Ashtead Group plc announces that on the 14 December 2006 Sat Dhaiwal exercised
his rights in respect of the following share options:

 No. of  Option price
Options     per share
                     
 43,362        1.219p                     
 30,353        0.382p                     
162,608        0.456p
                     
To meet the tax liability in respect of the exercise, Mr Dhaiwal sold 161,391
shares at a price of 1.53p per share and retained the balance of 74,932 shares.

As at 14 December 2006 Mr Dhaiwal held a total of 174,512 shares or 0.03% of
the Company's issued share capital.


Contacts:                                                                         
                                                                              
Geoff Drabble           Chief executive               )                      
Ian Robson              Finance director              )  01372 362300