Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8210L

Ashtead Group PLC

05 October 2016

 

Transaction in Own Shares

Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 7 September 2016, the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme initially announced on 14 June 2016:

Date of purchase:                                            05 October 2016

Number of Shares purchased:                   44,351 Shares

Highest price paid per Share:                     1300.0 pence

Lowest price paid per Share:                      1273.0 pence

Average price paid per Share:                    1288.63 pence

The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.              

Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 53,674,842 Shares in Treasury.    

The Company has 499,650,712 Shares in issue (excluding Shares held in Treasury). This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Jefferies on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

For further information, please contact:

Ashtead Group plc

Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations, [phone]

Schedule of Purchases

Shares purchased:           Ashtead Group PLC (ISIN CODE: GB000536739)

Date of purchases:          05 October 2016

Investment firm:             Jefferies International

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price, pence	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange	1288.63	44,351

Individual transactions:

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (pence per share)	Time of transaction	Trading venue
59	1297	08:02:31	London Stock Exchange
43	1297	08:02:31	London Stock Exchange
104	1293	08:04:40	London Stock Exchange
127	1294	08:08:28	London Stock Exchange
139	1290	08:11:52	London Stock Exchange
140	1291	08:14:18	London Stock Exchange
132	1291	08:17:28	London Stock Exchange
14	1291	08:21:37	London Stock Exchange
169	1291	08:21:37	London Stock Exchange
126	1292	08:23:27	London Stock Exchange
113	1289	08:26:02	London Stock Exchange
106	1288	08:29:10	London Stock Exchange
120	1288	08:31:05	London Stock Exchange
116	1289	08:33:28	London Stock Exchange
142	1287	08:36:58	London Stock Exchange
118	1288	08:38:41	London Stock Exchange
136	1288	08:41:22	London Stock Exchange
119	1288	08:44:21	London Stock Exchange
137	1288	08:47:43	London Stock Exchange
44	1288	08:49:35	London Stock Exchange
76	1288	08:49:35	London Stock Exchange
112	1287	08:52:18	London Stock Exchange
115	1286	08:54:24	London Stock Exchange
133	1285	08:56:48	London Stock Exchange
120	1284	08:59:39	London Stock Exchange
126	1286	09:02:11	London Stock Exchange
138	1283	09:04:49	London Stock Exchange
122	1284	09:07:30	London Stock Exchange
109	1284	09:10:31	London Stock Exchange
135	1284	09:13:15	London Stock Exchange
145	1283	09:15:38	London Stock Exchange
101	1280	09:18:06	London Stock Exchange
101	1281	09:20:50	London Stock Exchange
115	1282	09:22:43	London Stock Exchange
107	1282	09:25:02	London Stock Exchange
141	1281	09:27:41	London Stock Exchange
39	1281	09:30:01	London Stock Exchange
79	1281	09:30:01	London Stock Exchange
111	1283	09:32:42	London Stock Exchange
141	1285	09:36:14	London Stock Exchange
14	1285	09:36:14	London Stock Exchange
117	1283	09:38:13	London Stock Exchange
135	1283	09:41:17	London Stock Exchange
105	1283	09:43:49	London Stock Exchange
141	1284	09:46:37	London Stock Exchange
154	1285	09:51:31	London Stock Exchange
1	1284	09:53:14	London Stock Exchange
106	1284	09:53:14	London Stock Exchange
125	1285	09:57:08	London Stock Exchange
131	1285	09:59:21	London Stock Exchange
111	1286	10:04:23	London Stock Exchange
114	1286	10:05:23	London Stock Exchange
134	1286	10:07:12	London Stock Exchange
122	1286	10:09:28	London Stock Exchange
124	1286	10:11:48	London Stock Exchange
47	1286	10:14:30	London Stock Exchange
62	1286	10:14:30	London Stock Exchange
114	1286	10:17:05	London Stock Exchange
111	1283	10:27:23	London Stock Exchange
162	1283	10:28:19	London Stock Exchange
92	1283	10:28:19	London Stock Exchange
19	1283	10:28:19	London Stock Exchange
129	1282	10:30:39	London Stock Exchange
120	1281	10:32:38	London Stock Exchange
152	1278	10:35:57	London Stock Exchange
196	1279	10:40:24	London Stock Exchange
108	1279	10:43:45	London Stock Exchange
100	1280	10:47:06	London Stock Exchange
32	1280	10:47:09	London Stock Exchange
122	1280	10:49:41	London Stock Exchange
118	1280	10:52:46	London Stock Exchange
132	1280	10:55:55	London Stock Exchange
130	1277	10:59:23	London Stock Exchange
115	1276	11:03:10	London Stock Exchange
123	1276	11:05:54	London Stock Exchange
113	1276	11:12:20	London Stock Exchange
123	1275	11:13:10	London Stock Exchange
28	1276	11:15:40	London Stock Exchange
119	1276	11:15:40	London Stock Exchange
117	1275	11:16:57	London Stock Exchange
40	1275	11:18:30	London Stock Exchange
66	1275	11:18:30	London Stock Exchange
154	1275	11:20:11	London Stock Exchange
189	1275	11:21:25	London Stock Exchange
189	1276	11:24:00	London Stock Exchange
102	1275	11:25:36	London Stock Exchange
160	1275	11:25:36	London Stock Exchange
182	1276	11:27:20	London Stock Exchange
109	1277	11:28:36	London Stock Exchange
4	1277	11:28:36	London Stock Exchange
124	1277	11:30:11	London Stock Exchange
125	1276	11:31:49	London Stock Exchange
130	1275	11:32:40	London Stock Exchange
146	1274	11:34:31	London Stock Exchange
154	1274	11:37:36	London Stock Exchange
97	1274	11:39:16	London Stock Exchange
71	1274	11:39:16	London Stock Exchange
153	1274	11:41:06	London Stock Exchange
166	1274	11:43:40	London Stock Exchange
239	1274	11:45:34	London Stock Exchange
176	1274	11:47:27	London Stock Exchange
131	1274	11:49:34	London Stock Exchange
103	1273	11:50:18	London Stock Exchange
108	1273	11:52:26	London Stock Exchange
109	1273	11:54:24	London Stock Exchange
80	1273	11:54:24	London Stock Exchange
19	1273	11:56:55	London Stock Exchange
182	1273	11:56:55	London Stock Exchange
180	1273	11:58:53	London Stock Exchange
187	1275	12:02:01	London Stock Exchange
135	1274	12:03:28	London Stock Exchange
125	1276	12:07:21	London Stock Exchange
159	1276	12:07:21	London Stock Exchange
156	1278	12:09:01	London Stock Exchange
131	1281	12:14:31	London Stock Exchange
155	1281	12:14:31	London Stock Exchange
69	1280	12:14:31	London Stock Exchange
48	1280	12:14:32	London Stock Exchange
146	1280	12:19:24	London Stock Exchange
103	1280	12:19:24	London Stock Exchange
176	1280	12:19:24	London Stock Exchange
106	1279	12:21:01	London Stock Exchange
132	1281	12:25:33	London Stock Exchange
184	1281	12:25:33	London Stock Exchange
118	1280	12:27:02	London Stock Exchange
128	1281	12:30:04	London Stock Exchange
92	1281	12:31:58	London Stock Exchange
77	1281	12:31:58	London Stock Exchange
175	1281	12:34:00	London Stock Exchange
168	1281	12:38:28	London Stock Exchange
124	1281	12:40:31	London Stock Exchange
151	1281	12:40:31	London Stock Exchange
184	1281	12:43:15	London Stock Exchange
3	1280	12:44:14	London Stock Exchange
206	1280	12:44:14	London Stock Exchange
118	1283	12:46:11	London Stock Exchange
156	1283	12:47:43	London Stock Exchange
225	1284	12:48:48	London Stock Exchange
191	1285	12:51:00	London Stock Exchange
137	1285	12:52:42	London Stock Exchange
137	1285	12:55:57	London Stock Exchange
190	1285	12:58:05	London Stock Exchange
100	1284	13:00:00	London Stock Exchange
38	1284	13:02:05	London Stock Exchange
114	1284	13:02:05	London Stock Exchange
159	1283	13:03:00	London Stock Exchange
139	1284	13:04:31	London Stock Exchange
189	1284	13:06:47	London Stock Exchange
86	1283	13:06:47	London Stock Exchange
113	1283	13:08:20	London Stock Exchange
142	1283	13:10:40	London Stock Exchange
184	1283	13:12:52	London Stock Exchange
74	1283	13:14:34	London Stock Exchange
94	1283	13:14:34	London Stock Exchange
115	1284	13:17:41	London Stock Exchange
165	1285	13:20:57	London Stock Exchange
180	1285	13:20:57	London Stock Exchange
71	1287	13:23:30	London Stock Exchange
65	1287	13:23:30	London Stock Exchange
203	1288	13:24:21	London Stock Exchange
113	1288	13:25:40	London Stock Exchange
108	1288	13:26:31	London Stock Exchange
73	1285	13:30:11	London Stock Exchange
55	1285	13:30:11	London Stock Exchange
160	1285	13:31:27	London Stock Exchange
191	1286	13:35:06	London Stock Exchange
157	1286	13:44:20	London Stock Exchange
126	1286	13:44:45	London Stock Exchange
107	1286	13:44:45	London Stock Exchange
116	1286	13:44:45	London Stock Exchange
108	1286	13:44:45	London Stock Exchange
105	1286	13:44:45	London Stock Exchange
109	1286	13:44:45	London Stock Exchange
119	1286	13:44:45	London Stock Exchange
111	1286	13:47:01	London Stock Exchange
111	1285	13:48:49	London Stock Exchange
224	1285	13:48:49	London Stock Exchange
101	1285	13:48:49	London Stock Exchange
135	1284	13:50:00	London Stock Exchange
142	1284	13:57:02	London Stock Exchange
104	1284	13:57:02	London Stock Exchange
67	1284	13:57:10	London Stock Exchange
105	1284	13:57:10	London Stock Exchange
108	1284	13:57:10	London Stock Exchange
113	1284	13:57:10	London Stock Exchange
133	1284	13:59:08	London Stock Exchange
186	1284	14:01:30	London Stock Exchange
102	1284	14:03:04	London Stock Exchange
70	1284	14:03:04	London Stock Exchange
135	1283	14:03:40	London Stock Exchange
78	1283	14:09:03	London Stock Exchange
32	1283	14:12:00	London Stock Exchange
189	1283	14:12:08	London Stock Exchange
122	1284	14:12:09	London Stock Exchange
32	1284	14:13:17	London Stock Exchange
93	1284	14:13:17	London Stock Exchange
134	1284	14:14:30	London Stock Exchange
186	1287	14:14:53	London Stock Exchange
211	1287	14:16:55	London Stock Exchange
210	1290	14:18:03	London Stock Exchange
154	1291	14:18:47	London Stock Exchange
106	1291	14:18:47	London Stock Exchange
183	1293	14:21:01	London Stock Exchange
136	1296	14:21:57	London Stock Exchange
161	1295	14:22:20	London Stock Exchange
132	1294	14:23:22	London Stock Exchange
108	1293	14:25:31	London Stock Exchange
39	1294	14:30:21	London Stock Exchange
309	1294	14:30:21	London Stock Exchange
105	1294	14:30:21	London Stock Exchange
113	1294	14:30:21	London Stock Exchange
97	1293	14:30:30	London Stock Exchange
105	1292	14:31:01	London Stock Exchange
45	1292	14:32:50	London Stock Exchange
88	1292	14:32:50	London Stock Exchange
105	1291	14:33:13	London Stock Exchange
119	1291	14:33:13	London Stock Exchange
103	1289	14:33:25	London Stock Exchange
131	1288	14:35:30	London Stock Exchange
103	1287	14:35:36	London Stock Exchange
252	1289	14:38:36	London Stock Exchange
108	1288	14:38:58	London Stock Exchange
102	1288	14:38:58	London Stock Exchange
111	1290	14:41:50	London Stock Exchange
108	1290	14:41:50	London Stock Exchange
126	1291	14:43:32	London Stock Exchange
209	1291	14:43:32	London Stock Exchange
25	1291	14:43:32	London Stock Exchange
314	1295	14:53:59	London Stock Exchange
550	1295	14:53:59	London Stock Exchange
336	1295	14:53:59	London Stock Exchange
92	1295	14:53:59	London Stock Exchange
104	1294	14:54:21	London Stock Exchange
108	1294	14:54:21	London Stock Exchange
133	1293	14:55:49	London Stock Exchange
336	1294	14:59:27	London Stock Exchange
129	1294	14:59:27	London Stock Exchange
118	1294	14:59:27	London Stock Exchange
167	1297	15:00:11	London Stock Exchange
125	1296	15:02:01	London Stock Exchange
101	1295	15:02:08	London Stock Exchange
155	1294	15:02:44	London Stock Exchange
45	1295	15:03:21	London Stock Exchange
84	1295	15:03:21	London Stock Exchange
124	1295	15:05:21	London Stock Exchange
8	1295	15:05:21	London Stock Exchange
222	1296	15:07:54	London Stock Exchange
117	1296	15:07:54	London Stock Exchange
111	1296	15:07:54	London Stock Exchange
109	1296	15:09:46	London Stock Exchange
109	1297	15:10:59	London Stock Exchange
202	1297	15:12:19	London Stock Exchange
109	1297	15:12:19	London Stock Exchange
104	1297	15:12:19	London Stock Exchange
128	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
113	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
106	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
118	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
120	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
107	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
107	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
101	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
100	1297	15:18:08	London Stock Exchange
97	1296	15:18:33	London Stock Exchange
168	1296	15:19:15	London Stock Exchange
146	1295	15:20:19	London Stock Exchange
142	1295	15:21:10	London Stock Exchange
116	1295	15:21:10	London Stock Exchange
109	1295	15:23:20	London Stock Exchange
105	1295	15:23:20	London Stock Exchange
107	1295	15:24:53	London Stock Exchange
106	1297	15:28:46	London Stock Exchange
117	1297	15:28:54	London Stock Exchange
645	1297	15:28:54	London Stock Exchange
300	1297	15:30:08	London Stock Exchange
100	1297	15:30:08	London Stock Exchange
123	1296	15:31:12	London Stock Exchange
113	1296	15:31:12	London Stock Exchange
103	1296	15:31:57	London Stock Exchange
228	1296	15:33:42	London Stock Exchange
119	1296	15:34:38	London Stock Exchange
104	1296	15:34:38	London Stock Exchange
700	1298	15:38:22	London Stock Exchange
128	1298	15:38:22	London Stock Exchange
101	1298	15:39:59	London Stock Exchange
103	1298	15:40:31	London Stock Exchange
30	1298	15:40:58	London Stock Exchange
71	1298	15:40:58	London Stock Exchange
100	1298	15:41:19	London Stock Exchange
68	1298	15:42:18	London Stock Exchange
32	1298	15:42:18	London Stock Exchange
5	1298	15:43:05	London Stock Exchange
121	1298	15:43:05	London Stock Exchange
104	1298	15:43:25	London Stock Exchange
104	1298	15:43:46	London Stock Exchange
109	1298	15:44:17	London Stock Exchange
109	1298	15:44:46	London Stock Exchange
30	1298	15:45:30	London Stock Exchange
79	1298	15:45:30	London Stock Exchange
109	1298	15:45:51	London Stock Exchange
101	1298	15:46:18	London Stock Exchange
103	1298	15:46:49	London Stock Exchange
44	1298	15:47:16	London Stock Exchange
56	1298	15:47:16	London Stock Exchange
535	1299	15:49:52	London Stock Exchange
107	1299	15:49:52	London Stock Exchange
103	1299	15:49:52	London Stock Exchange
106	1299	15:49:52	London Stock Exchange
103	1299	15:49:52	London Stock Exchange
85	1299	15:52:15	London Stock Exchange
27	1299	15:52:15	London Stock Exchange
112	1299	15:52:15	London Stock Exchange
100	1299	15:52:15	London Stock Exchange
7	1299	15:52:15	London Stock Exchange
118	1299	15:52:15	London Stock Exchange
125	1299	15:52:15	London Stock Exchange
129	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
105	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
126	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
125	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
116	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
119	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
106	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
110	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
113	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
115	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
121	1299	15:57:44	London Stock Exchange
110	1298	15:58:08	London Stock Exchange
183	1296	15:59:48	London Stock Exchange
105	1296	15:59:48	London Stock Exchange
113	1296	15:59:48	London Stock Exchange
115	1299	16:09:21	London Stock Exchange
500	1299	16:09:22	London Stock Exchange
112	1299	16:09:22	London Stock Exchange
24	1299	16:09:22	London Stock Exchange
500	1299	16:09:22	London Stock Exchange
800	1299	16:09:22	London Stock Exchange
16	1299	16:09:22	London Stock Exchange
288	1299	16:09:22	London Stock Exchange
120	1299	16:09:35	London Stock Exchange
8	1300	16:11:26	London Stock Exchange
96	1300	16:11:26	London Stock Exchange
118	1300	16:11:42	London Stock Exchange
33	1300	16:12:27	London Stock Exchange
67	1300	16:12:27	London Stock Exchange

 

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