Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group plc

22 June 2010

                         ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                     Share Purchase by Director

Ashtead Group plc announces that on the 22 June 2010 J Phelan, director,
purchased ordinary 10p shares in the Company as follows:

   No of 10p       Purchase        Total number           % of Issued
Ordinary Shares    price of           Shares              Share Capital
 purchased held

    50,000          107.46p           50,000                  0.01%


Contact:

Eric Watkins
020 7726 9700