Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group plc

17 September 2013

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                          Share purchase by Director                           

Ashtead Group plc announces that on the 16 September 2013 Ian Sutcliffe,
director, purchased ordinary 10p shares in the Company as follows:

     No of 10p        Purchase price      Total number of   
                                            Shares held     
  Ordinary Shares                                           
                                                            
     purchased                                              
                                                            
        105                665p                11,927       

Contact:

Eric Watkins 020 7726 9700