Annual Report and Accounts 2011

Ashtead Group plc

15 July 2011

     Annual Report and Accounts 2011 and Notice of Annual General Meeting      

Ashtead Group plc has posted its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended
30 April 2011 to shareholders together with its Notice of Annual General
Meeting ("AGM").

The AGM will be held at Wax Chandler's Hall, 6 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7AD
on 6 September 2011 at 2.30pm.

Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts and the Notice of AGM have been
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for
inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

These documents are also available on the Company's website:- 
www.ashtead-group.com

Contact:

Eric Watkins, General Counsel

020 7726 9740