Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5079M

Ashtead Group PLC

13 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:                                         13 October 2016

Number of Shares purchased:                   25,000 Shares

Highest price paid per Share:                     1349.0 pence

Lowest price paid per Share:                      1322.0 pence

Average price paid per Share:                    1339.17 pence

The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.              

Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 53,824,842 Shares in Treasury.    

The Company has 499,500,712 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:          13 October 2016

Investment firm:             Jefferies International

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price, pence	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange	1339.17	25,000

Individual transactions:

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (pence per share)	Time of transaction	Trading venue
118	1322	08:04:13	London Stock Exchange
120	1322	08:06:31	London Stock Exchange
69	1325	08:10:00	London Stock Exchange
100	1329	08:13:07	London Stock Exchange
183	1330	08:14:54	London Stock Exchange
130	1328	08:17:50	London Stock Exchange
152	1328	08:20:26	London Stock Exchange
9	1328	08:23:31	London Stock Exchange
109	1328	08:23:31	London Stock Exchange
9	1328	08:23:31	London Stock Exchange
144	1328	08:26:06	London Stock Exchange
1	1328	08:26:06	London Stock Exchange
23	1328	08:29:32	London Stock Exchange
131	1328	08:29:32	London Stock Exchange
158	1330	08:33:11	London Stock Exchange
104	1331	08:35:47	London Stock Exchange
104	1331	08:37:34	London Stock Exchange
92	1333	08:40:14	London Stock Exchange
29	1333	08:40:14	London Stock Exchange
119	1334	08:42:13	London Stock Exchange
112	1334	08:44:48	London Stock Exchange
57	1334	08:48:26	London Stock Exchange
131	1334	08:48:26	London Stock Exchange
119	1332	08:51:13	London Stock Exchange
101	1332	08:54:09	London Stock Exchange
143	1335	08:59:37	London Stock Exchange
108	1336	09:00:42	London Stock Exchange
107	1336	09:01:18	London Stock Exchange
130	1337	09:04:34	London Stock Exchange
168	1339	09:07:08	London Stock Exchange
196	1339	09:11:21	London Stock Exchange
116	1339	09:13:35	London Stock Exchange
110	1340	09:16:07	London Stock Exchange
152	1342	09:18:46	London Stock Exchange
120	1340	09:21:21	London Stock Exchange
166	1340	09:28:30	London Stock Exchange
130	1340	09:28:30	London Stock Exchange
153	1337	09:31:20	London Stock Exchange
123	1338	09:33:53	London Stock Exchange
126	1341	09:36:57	London Stock Exchange
113	1341	09:38:48	London Stock Exchange
7	1341	09:38:48	London Stock Exchange
164	1343	09:42:25	London Stock Exchange
9	1346	09:45:56	London Stock Exchange
107	1346	09:45:56	London Stock Exchange
159	1346	09:48:33	London Stock Exchange
120	1346	09:51:44	London Stock Exchange
113	1347	09:54:46	London Stock Exchange
141	1347	09:56:37	London Stock Exchange
115	1347	09:59:28	London Stock Exchange
129	1349	10:05:02	London Stock Exchange
75	1349	10:05:02	London Stock Exchange
73	1349	10:07:45	London Stock Exchange
103	1349	10:07:45	London Stock Exchange
118	1347	10:12:47	London Stock Exchange
102	1346	10:13:45	London Stock Exchange
144	1346	10:16:06	London Stock Exchange
183	1345	10:25:35	London Stock Exchange
136	1346	10:27:40	London Stock Exchange
137	1345	10:31:38	London Stock Exchange
183	1345	10:33:50	London Stock Exchange
159	1345	10:36:28	London Stock Exchange
128	1345	10:38:47	London Stock Exchange
20	1345	10:38:47	London Stock Exchange
134	1341	10:42:46	London Stock Exchange
105	1341	10:58:02	London Stock Exchange
101	1341	10:58:02	London Stock Exchange
108	1341	10:58:02	London Stock Exchange
171	1341	10:58:02	London Stock Exchange
144	1341	10:58:02	London Stock Exchange
119	1340	11:04:25	London Stock Exchange
116	1339	11:05:59	London Stock Exchange
144	1339	11:08:34	London Stock Exchange
114	1338	11:11:14	London Stock Exchange
102	1337	11:14:03	London Stock Exchange
118	1335	11:17:06	London Stock Exchange
110	1338	11:28:26	London Stock Exchange
166	1338	11:28:26	London Stock Exchange
164	1338	11:28:26	London Stock Exchange
105	1341	11:39:14	London Stock Exchange
100	1341	11:41:10	London Stock Exchange
124	1340	11:42:09	London Stock Exchange
137	1340	11:44:19	London Stock Exchange
108	1340	11:46:48	London Stock Exchange
128	1338	11:51:47	London Stock Exchange
123	1338	11:55:47	London Stock Exchange
107	1341	11:59:59	London Stock Exchange
121	1341	12:02:41	London Stock Exchange
227	1345	12:10:29	London Stock Exchange
122	1343	12:13:05	London Stock Exchange
112	1343	12:17:08	London Stock Exchange
77	1342	12:26:56	London Stock Exchange
47	1342	12:26:56	London Stock Exchange
212	1343	12:27:55	London Stock Exchange
112	1343	12:33:04	London Stock Exchange
122	1342	12:35:11	London Stock Exchange
59	1342	12:39:42	London Stock Exchange
61	1342	12:39:42	London Stock Exchange
103	1340	12:42:28	London Stock Exchange
103	1339	12:45:53	London Stock Exchange
112	1338	12:50:46	London Stock Exchange
133	1339	12:52:48	London Stock Exchange
119	1335	13:00:00	London Stock Exchange
119	1333	13:01:48	London Stock Exchange
119	1333	13:04:20	London Stock Exchange
134	1332	13:11:42	London Stock Exchange
151	1332	13:14:11	London Stock Exchange
92	1332	13:22:21	London Stock Exchange
141	1334	13:24:28	London Stock Exchange
107	1333	13:27:35	London Stock Exchange
133	1333	13:28:29	London Stock Exchange
84	1334	13:31:11	London Stock Exchange
49	1334	13:31:11	London Stock Exchange
95	1333	13:35:26	London Stock Exchange
6	1333	13:35:26	London Stock Exchange
120	1332	13:37:15	London Stock Exchange
142	1331	13:42:34	London Stock Exchange
108	1331	13:44:41	London Stock Exchange
100	1329	13:47:08	London Stock Exchange
100	1328	13:50:30	London Stock Exchange
125	1330	13:56:11	London Stock Exchange
111	1329	13:58:13	London Stock Exchange
105	1329	14:00:32	London Stock Exchange
120	1329	14:04:18	London Stock Exchange
50	1328	14:05:56	London Stock Exchange
1	1328	14:05:56	London Stock Exchange
107	1328	14:05:56	London Stock Exchange
112	1328	14:10:12	London Stock Exchange
129	1329	14:12:39	London Stock Exchange
141	1328	14:15:28	London Stock Exchange
31	1328	14:15:28	London Stock Exchange
115	1328	14:17:50	London Stock Exchange
127	1331	14:25:29	London Stock Exchange
101	1331	14:25:34	London Stock Exchange
127	1332	14:28:18	London Stock Exchange
117	1332	14:30:10	London Stock Exchange
137	1333	14:31:10	London Stock Exchange
131	1335	14:33:10	London Stock Exchange
142	1336	14:35:21	London Stock Exchange
171	1336	14:39:17	London Stock Exchange
100	1337	14:41:10	London Stock Exchange
128	1340	14:43:37	London Stock Exchange
74	1344	14:46:58	London Stock Exchange
36	1344	14:46:58	London Stock Exchange
114	1344	14:47:42	London Stock Exchange
145	1341	14:50:23	London Stock Exchange
117	1340	14:52:04	London Stock Exchange
124	1343	14:55:38	London Stock Exchange
58	1341	14:57:58	London Stock Exchange
144	1341	14:57:58	London Stock Exchange
53	1342	15:02:48	London Stock Exchange
141	1342	15:02:48	London Stock Exchange
127	1342	15:04:36	London Stock Exchange
107	1342	15:05:02	London Stock Exchange
61	1346	15:11:32	London Stock Exchange
41	1346	15:11:34	London Stock Exchange
103	1346	15:13:32	London Stock Exchange
117	1346	15:13:32	London Stock Exchange
120	1346	15:13:32	London Stock Exchange
93	1345	15:13:47	London Stock Exchange
105	1348	15:17:21	London Stock Exchange
108	1348	15:17:34	London Stock Exchange
136	1347	15:18:29	London Stock Exchange
126	1348	15:21:34	London Stock Exchange
144	1345	15:22:11	London Stock Exchange
134	1345	15:24:08	London Stock Exchange
127	1343	15:27:04	London Stock Exchange
125	1342	15:28:59	London Stock Exchange
166	1342	15:31:14	London Stock Exchange
111	1342	15:33:00	London Stock Exchange
111	1342	15:33:00	London Stock Exchange
124	1342	15:34:58	London Stock Exchange
125	1342	15:37:01	London Stock Exchange
104	1341	15:37:17	London Stock Exchange
113	1340	15:39:27	London Stock Exchange
101	1341	15:41:53	London Stock Exchange
102	1340	15:43:15	London Stock Exchange
160	1340	15:43:15	London Stock Exchange
112	1340	15:45:30	London Stock Exchange
118	1339	15:47:05	London Stock Exchange
101	1340	15:49:13	London Stock Exchange
105	1341	15:54:47	London Stock Exchange
104	1341	15:54:47	London Stock Exchange
101	1341	15:54:47	London Stock Exchange
109	1341	15:54:47	London Stock Exchange
230	1341	15:54:47	London Stock Exchange
105	1340	15:57:14	London Stock Exchange
105	1340	15:57:14	London Stock Exchange
104	1340	15:59:10	London Stock Exchange
100	1340	15:59:30	London Stock Exchange
102	1340	16:00:04	London Stock Exchange
128	1340	16:01:24	London Stock Exchange
128	1340	16:03:26	London Stock Exchange
119	1339	16:04:09	London Stock Exchange
117	1340	16:06:27	London Stock Exchange
117	1340	16:06:27	London Stock Exchange
115	1340	16:08:44	London Stock Exchange
113	1340	16:09:14	London Stock Exchange
104	1340	16:09:14	London Stock Exchange
126	1339	16:11:15	London Stock Exchange
113	1340	16:13:53	London Stock Exchange
310	1342	16:15:47	London Stock Exchange
121	1342	16:18:05	London Stock Exchange
95	1342	16:18:05	London Stock Exchange
238	1346	16:19:53	London Stock Exchange
78	1346	16:19:53	London Stock Exchange
172	1345	16:20:01	London Stock Exchange
101	1345	16:20:01	London Stock Exchange
129	1345	16:20:01	London Stock Exchange
58	1345	16:20:01	London Stock Exchange
148	1348	16:22:11	London Stock Exchange
80	1348	16:24:04	London Stock Exchange
102	1348	16:24:04	London Stock Exchange
253	1347	16:27:03	London Stock Exchange
200	1346	16:27:14	London Stock Exchange
114	1346	16:27:40	London Stock Exchange

 

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