Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0474M

Ashtead Group PLC

07 October 2016

 

Transaction in Own Shares

Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 7 September 2016, the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme initially announced on 14 June 2016:

Date of purchase:                                         07 October 2016

Number of Shares purchased:                   25,000 Shares

Highest price paid per Share:                     1345.0 pence

Lowest price paid per Share:                      1321.0 pence

Average price paid per Share:                    1329.97 pence

The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.              

Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 53,724,842 Shares in Treasury.    

The Company has 499,600,712 Shares in issue (excluding Shares held in Treasury). This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Jefferies on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

For further information, please contact:

Ashtead Group plc

Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations, [phone]

Schedule of Purchases

Shares purchased:           Ashtead Group PLC (ISIN CODE: GB000536739)

Date of purchases:          07 October 2016

Investment firm:             Jefferies International

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price, pence	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange	1329.97	25,000

Individual transactions:

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (pence per share)	Time of transaction	Trading venue
108	1328	08:02:40	London Stock Exchange
114	1330	08:05:16	London Stock Exchange
141	1332	08:08:33	London Stock Exchange
121	1335	08:11:01	London Stock Exchange
134	1341	08:13:52	London Stock Exchange
131	1342	08:16:49	London Stock Exchange
32	1344	08:20:00	London Stock Exchange
83	1344	08:20:00	London Stock Exchange
32	1344	08:20:00	London Stock Exchange
121	1345	08:22:43	London Stock Exchange
116	1345	08:25:30	London Stock Exchange
103	1344	08:28:09	London Stock Exchange
103	1341	08:30:16	London Stock Exchange
149	1338	08:32:36	London Stock Exchange
117	1339	08:36:05	London Stock Exchange
139	1339	08:38:49	London Stock Exchange
109	1340	08:40:54	London Stock Exchange
123	1341	08:42:55	London Stock Exchange
130	1341	08:45:40	London Stock Exchange
136	1340	08:48:29	London Stock Exchange
138	1337	08:51:27	London Stock Exchange
127	1336	08:54:45	London Stock Exchange
161	1336	08:57:26	London Stock Exchange
116	1334	09:00:58	London Stock Exchange
156	1333	09:03:13	London Stock Exchange
105	1332	09:05:37	London Stock Exchange
135	1332	09:08:26	London Stock Exchange
150	1333	09:11:13	London Stock Exchange
121	1332	09:13:59	London Stock Exchange
113	1332	09:16:30	London Stock Exchange
125	1332	09:20:20	London Stock Exchange
161	1331	09:22:47	London Stock Exchange
108	1331	09:25:18	London Stock Exchange
1	1331	09:25:18	London Stock Exchange
33	1330	09:27:12	London Stock Exchange
48	1330	09:27:54	London Stock Exchange
40	1330	09:27:54	London Stock Exchange
138	1331	09:30:43	London Stock Exchange
128	1332	09:33:04	London Stock Exchange
106	1332	09:35:38	London Stock Exchange
126	1332	09:38:12	London Stock Exchange
109	1331	09:40:36	London Stock Exchange
153	1330	09:43:50	London Stock Exchange
128	1328	09:46:12	London Stock Exchange
132	1327	09:50:23	London Stock Exchange
159	1328	09:56:01	London Stock Exchange
123	1327	09:59:50	London Stock Exchange
8	1327	09:59:50	London Stock Exchange
169	1327	10:02:00	London Stock Exchange
109	1327	10:03:50	London Stock Exchange
156	1327	10:05:54	London Stock Exchange
100	1327	10:08:32	London Stock Exchange
16	1327	10:08:32	London Stock Exchange
54	1327	10:10:50	London Stock Exchange
56	1327	10:10:50	London Stock Exchange
129	1328	10:14:56	London Stock Exchange
9	1328	10:14:56	London Stock Exchange
118	1330	10:22:02	London Stock Exchange
69	1330	10:22:03	London Stock Exchange
154	1335	10:25:55	London Stock Exchange
134	1334	10:25:55	London Stock Exchange
21	1334	10:25:55	London Stock Exchange
22	1334	10:28:44	London Stock Exchange
119	1334	10:28:44	London Stock Exchange
105	1331	10:32:29	London Stock Exchange
198	1335	10:36:31	London Stock Exchange
126	1334	10:39:06	London Stock Exchange
162	1336	10:43:36	London Stock Exchange
144	1335	10:51:01	London Stock Exchange
144	1334	10:51:23	London Stock Exchange
107	1334	10:55:31	London Stock Exchange
145	1335	10:58:17	London Stock Exchange
129	1335	11:00:59	London Stock Exchange
131	1334	11:03:44	London Stock Exchange
104	1336	11:09:31	London Stock Exchange
190	1337	11:12:26	London Stock Exchange
51	1337	11:15:12	London Stock Exchange
79	1337	11:15:12	London Stock Exchange
115	1336	11:18:36	London Stock Exchange
126	1335	11:21:38	London Stock Exchange
108	1333	11:24:48	London Stock Exchange
101	1333	11:27:42	London Stock Exchange
144	1331	11:31:36	London Stock Exchange
78	1330	11:35:07	London Stock Exchange
36	1330	11:35:07	London Stock Exchange
132	1333	11:39:45	London Stock Exchange
34	1334	11:42:51	London Stock Exchange
86	1334	11:42:51	London Stock Exchange
150	1334	11:47:14	London Stock Exchange
53	1333	11:50:01	London Stock Exchange
55	1333	11:50:01	London Stock Exchange
117	1334	11:54:00	London Stock Exchange
119	1336	11:57:09	London Stock Exchange
118	1336	12:03:43	London Stock Exchange
111	1333	12:06:54	London Stock Exchange
177	1335	12:12:03	London Stock Exchange
100	1333	12:16:31	London Stock Exchange
112	1334	12:18:47	London Stock Exchange
103	1332	12:22:11	London Stock Exchange
103	1331	12:25:42	London Stock Exchange
103	1330	12:29:05	London Stock Exchange
107	1330	12:32:41	London Stock Exchange
102	1330	12:36:02	London Stock Exchange
5	1330	12:36:02	London Stock Exchange
139	1328	12:41:12	London Stock Exchange
140	1329	12:43:40	London Stock Exchange
1	1329	12:47:09	London Stock Exchange
100	1329	12:47:09	London Stock Exchange
1	1329	12:50:28	London Stock Exchange
113	1329	12:50:28	London Stock Exchange
1	1329	12:50:28	London Stock Exchange
8	1327	12:55:07	London Stock Exchange
107	1327	12:55:23	London Stock Exchange
139	1327	12:58:29	London Stock Exchange
107	1324	13:01:56	London Stock Exchange
119	1327	13:06:16	London Stock Exchange
112	1328	13:09:30	London Stock Exchange
141	1327	13:13:27	London Stock Exchange
151	1327	13:18:10	London Stock Exchange
119	1329	13:21:52	London Stock Exchange
107	1328	13:25:04	London Stock Exchange
131	1329	13:28:33	London Stock Exchange
109	1331	13:32:15	London Stock Exchange
120	1330	13:35:32	London Stock Exchange
134	1327	13:39:11	London Stock Exchange
118	1329	13:42:44	London Stock Exchange
144	1331	13:47:01	London Stock Exchange
120	1330	13:49:36	London Stock Exchange
156	1330	13:53:37	London Stock Exchange
128	1331	13:56:54	London Stock Exchange
125	1333	14:00:50	London Stock Exchange
125	1336	14:03:13	London Stock Exchange
141	1334	14:07:06	London Stock Exchange
129	1333	14:09:52	London Stock Exchange
108	1334	14:12:55	London Stock Exchange
112	1332	14:15:16	London Stock Exchange
144	1331	14:18:18	London Stock Exchange
154	1332	14:21:54	London Stock Exchange
120	1333	14:24:40	London Stock Exchange
142	1333	14:29:22	London Stock Exchange
129	1332	14:31:20	London Stock Exchange
132	1331	14:32:07	London Stock Exchange
117	1331	14:34:38	London Stock Exchange
65	1331	14:37:01	London Stock Exchange
53	1331	14:37:01	London Stock Exchange
104	1331	14:39:47	London Stock Exchange
165	1331	14:41:47	London Stock Exchange
123	1330	14:44:06	London Stock Exchange
120	1328	14:46:21	London Stock Exchange
108	1327	14:49:42	London Stock Exchange
4	1328	14:52:03	London Stock Exchange
102	1328	14:52:03	London Stock Exchange
112	1328	14:54:17	London Stock Exchange
130	1324	14:55:18	London Stock Exchange
135	1323	14:57:10	London Stock Exchange
121	1324	14:59:30	London Stock Exchange
116	1325	15:03:00	London Stock Exchange
150	1325	15:04:23	London Stock Exchange
103	1324	15:06:33	London Stock Exchange
116	1325	15:08:18	London Stock Exchange
110	1326	15:11:16	London Stock Exchange
107	1326	15:12:59	London Stock Exchange
101	1326	15:15:31	London Stock Exchange
107	1326	15:15:31	London Stock Exchange
113	1327	15:18:26	London Stock Exchange
122	1327	15:18:26	London Stock Exchange
118	1327	15:20:02	London Stock Exchange
105	1328	15:22:03	London Stock Exchange
107	1328	15:24:11	London Stock Exchange
108	1328	15:26:23	London Stock Exchange
106	1328	15:32:10	London Stock Exchange
117	1328	15:32:10	London Stock Exchange
103	1328	15:32:10	London Stock Exchange
110	1328	15:32:10	London Stock Exchange
124	1328	15:32:10	London Stock Exchange
137	1326	15:32:41	London Stock Exchange
140	1323	15:34:16	London Stock Exchange
114	1325	15:37:31	London Stock Exchange
89	1327	15:39:46	London Stock Exchange
38	1327	15:39:46	London Stock Exchange
107	1326	15:40:27	London Stock Exchange
111	1326	15:40:27	London Stock Exchange
100	1325	15:42:40	London Stock Exchange
100	1325	15:42:40	London Stock Exchange
106	1322	15:44:50	London Stock Exchange
120	1323	15:47:49	London Stock Exchange
103	1323	15:49:53	London Stock Exchange
101	1323	15:49:53	London Stock Exchange
127	1323	15:49:53	London Stock Exchange
116	1323	15:54:39	London Stock Exchange
106	1323	15:54:39	London Stock Exchange
110	1323	15:54:39	London Stock Exchange
104	1323	15:54:39	London Stock Exchange
104	1322	15:55:18	London Stock Exchange
102	1321	15:57:53	London Stock Exchange
101	1321	15:57:53	London Stock Exchange
102	1321	16:00:39	London Stock Exchange
124	1321	16:00:39	London Stock Exchange
115	1321	16:00:39	London Stock Exchange
128	1323	16:02:26	London Stock Exchange
117	1324	16:04:21	London Stock Exchange
93	1324	16:05:09	London Stock Exchange
102	1324	16:05:09	London Stock Exchange
100	1326	16:07:03	London Stock Exchange
120	1327	16:09:51	London Stock Exchange
112	1326	16:10:34	London Stock Exchange
115	1326	16:10:34	London Stock Exchange
118	1324	16:10:59	London Stock Exchange
100	1327	16:14:27	London Stock Exchange
272	1326	16:15:22	London Stock Exchange
31	1326	16:15:22	London Stock Exchange
74	1326	16:15:22	London Stock Exchange
216	1326	16:15:22	London Stock Exchange
154	1325	16:15:22	London Stock Exchange
251	1326	16:20:19	London Stock Exchange
157	1326	16:21:43	London Stock Exchange
263	1325	16:22:16	London Stock Exchange
160	1324	16:23:56	London Stock Exchange
167	1324	16:23:56	London Stock Exchange
128	1323	16:24:56	London Stock Exchange
125	1323	16:26:16	London Stock Exchange
157	1323	16:28:59	London Stock Exchange

 

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