Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group PLC

Director / PDMR Shareholder

Ashtead Group plc

26 January 2011

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

Further to the announcement earlier today concerning Brendan Horgan's
appointment as an executive director, Ashtead Group plc announces that Brendan
holds 221,528 ordinary 10p shares of the Company or 0.04% of its issued share
capital.

Contact:

Eric Watkins, General Counsel

020 7726 9740