Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group plc

1 March 2016

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

Share purchase by Directors

Ashtead Group plc announces that on the 1 March 2016 Ian Sutcliffe and Michael Burrow purchased ordinary 10p shares in the Company as follows:

	No of 10p Ordinary Shares purchased	Purchase price	Total number of Shares held
Ian Sutcliffe	12,250	810p	24,500
Michael Burrow	2,500	793p	22,500

Contact:

Eric Watkins 0207 726 9700