Transfer of Treasury Shares

Ashtead Group plc

10th March 2008

Ashtead Group plc

Transfer of Treasury Shares

Ashtead Group plc ("the Company") announces that on 10th March 2008, the
following ordinary shares were transferred from treasury stock for the purpose
of an employee's share scheme allotment:

3,323 ordinary shares at 28.35 pence per share

Following the above transfer of treasury stock, the Company holds 24,287,036
ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in
issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 537,282,367.