Annual Report and Accounts 2012 and Notice of AGM

Ashtead Group plc

19 July 2012

     Annual Report and Accounts 2012 and Notice of Annual General Meeting      

Ashtead Group plc has posted its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended
30 April 2012 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 4 September 2012 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 will also be available shortly on the Company's website:- 
www.ashtead-group.com

Contact:

Eric Watkins, General Counsel
020 7726 9740