Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2783M

Ashtead Group PLC

11 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:                                         11 October 2016

Number of Shares purchased:                   25,000 Shares

Highest price paid per Share:                     1348.0 pence

Lowest price paid per Share:                      1331.0 pence

Average price paid per Share:                    1338.31 pence

The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.              

Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 53,774,842 Shares in Treasury.    

The Company has 499,550,712 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:          11 October 2016

Investment firm:             Jefferies International

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price, pence	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange	1338.31	25,000

Individual transactions:

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (pence per share)	Time of transaction	Trading venue
127	1347	08:25:07	London Stock Exchange
127	1348	08:28:01	London Stock Exchange
127	1348	08:30:52	London Stock Exchange
124	1348	08:33:16	London Stock Exchange
107	1348	08:35:18	London Stock Exchange
102	1348	08:37:42	London Stock Exchange
126	1346	08:39:53	London Stock Exchange
114	1344	08:41:47	London Stock Exchange
106	1344	08:44:07	London Stock Exchange
140	1345	08:46:41	London Stock Exchange
152	1345	08:49:43	London Stock Exchange
143	1344	08:52:49	London Stock Exchange
125	1345	08:55:39	London Stock Exchange
140	1345	08:57:55	London Stock Exchange
145	1344	09:02:20	London Stock Exchange
169	1344	09:04:18	London Stock Exchange
130	1342	09:06:56	London Stock Exchange
127	1342	09:09:33	London Stock Exchange
117	1342	09:12:17	London Stock Exchange
102	1341	09:15:00	London Stock Exchange
138	1341	09:18:38	London Stock Exchange
168	1341	09:20:32	London Stock Exchange
144	1341	09:23:01	London Stock Exchange
125	1340	09:26:15	London Stock Exchange
123	1340	09:28:36	London Stock Exchange
224	1338	09:35:17	London Stock Exchange
133	1339	09:37:09	London Stock Exchange
139	1337	09:38:37	London Stock Exchange
141	1339	09:42:51	London Stock Exchange
111	1341	09:45:12	London Stock Exchange
134	1340	09:47:45	London Stock Exchange
14	1340	09:47:45	London Stock Exchange
140	1339	09:50:08	London Stock Exchange
79	1338	09:55:59	London Stock Exchange
102	1338	09:55:59	London Stock Exchange
42	1338	09:55:59	London Stock Exchange
8	1338	09:55:59	London Stock Exchange
147	1336	09:57:57	London Stock Exchange
126	1336	10:00:49	London Stock Exchange
117	1335	10:04:08	London Stock Exchange
135	1337	10:06:04	London Stock Exchange
78	1336	10:09:59	London Stock Exchange
42	1336	10:09:59	London Stock Exchange
129	1336	10:12:28	London Stock Exchange
135	1336	10:14:57	London Stock Exchange
141	1334	10:17:31	London Stock Exchange
68	1334	10:20:27	London Stock Exchange
67	1334	10:20:27	London Stock Exchange
124	1333	10:23:04	London Stock Exchange
112	1333	10:26:07	London Stock Exchange
106	1333	10:28:52	London Stock Exchange
145	1336	10:39:05	London Stock Exchange
175	1336	10:42:58	London Stock Exchange
105	1336	10:42:58	London Stock Exchange
187	1338	10:47:21	London Stock Exchange
179	1338	10:51:50	London Stock Exchange
48	1338	10:54:07	London Stock Exchange
68	1338	10:54:07	London Stock Exchange
169	1338	10:56:26	London Stock Exchange
163	1338	11:02:48	London Stock Exchange
219	1339	11:05:32	London Stock Exchange
116	1339	11:06:49	London Stock Exchange
112	1340	11:09:07	London Stock Exchange
136	1340	11:14:00	London Stock Exchange
20	1340	11:14:00	London Stock Exchange
124	1341	11:17:38	London Stock Exchange
124	1342	11:21:50	London Stock Exchange
108	1341	11:22:55	London Stock Exchange
120	1342	11:25:57	London Stock Exchange
136	1343	11:30:30	London Stock Exchange
126	1343	11:32:58	London Stock Exchange
2	1343	11:32:58	London Stock Exchange
116	1343	11:36:26	London Stock Exchange
115	1342	11:40:05	London Stock Exchange
106	1342	11:43:08	London Stock Exchange
111	1339	11:45:51	London Stock Exchange
108	1339	11:49:23	London Stock Exchange
112	1338	11:52:01	London Stock Exchange
101	1338	11:55:15	London Stock Exchange
111	1337	11:58:08	London Stock Exchange
148	1341	12:08:33	London Stock Exchange
113	1341	12:11:20	London Stock Exchange
115	1341	12:14:18	London Stock Exchange
150	1343	12:16:28	London Stock Exchange
116	1343	12:20:26	London Stock Exchange
114	1343	12:24:36	London Stock Exchange
108	1343	12:26:57	London Stock Exchange
108	1343	12:29:51	London Stock Exchange
64	1343	12:32:26	London Stock Exchange
44	1343	12:32:26	London Stock Exchange
108	1343	12:36:00	London Stock Exchange
120	1343	12:40:05	London Stock Exchange
12	1342	12:43:26	London Stock Exchange
22	1342	12:43:26	London Stock Exchange
175	1342	12:48:57	London Stock Exchange
134	1342	12:51:00	London Stock Exchange
125	1341	12:54:24	London Stock Exchange
114	1341	12:57:30	London Stock Exchange
6	1341	12:57:30	London Stock Exchange
120	1339	13:00:53	London Stock Exchange
119	1339	13:07:56	London Stock Exchange
104	1340	13:10:39	London Stock Exchange
132	1339	13:12:04	London Stock Exchange
125	1339	13:15:04	London Stock Exchange
100	1339	13:18:23	London Stock Exchange
121	1340	13:21:56	London Stock Exchange
139	1341	13:26:33	London Stock Exchange
120	1343	13:31:02	London Stock Exchange
120	1342	13:33:10	London Stock Exchange
100	1342	13:35:25	London Stock Exchange
126	1342	13:39:00	London Stock Exchange
154	1340	13:42:54	London Stock Exchange
118	1340	13:45:54	London Stock Exchange
102	1340	13:48:20	London Stock Exchange
118	1340	13:51:46	London Stock Exchange
122	1339	13:55:08	London Stock Exchange
126	1339	13:57:37	London Stock Exchange
122	1339	14:00:34	London Stock Exchange
112	1339	14:03:18	London Stock Exchange
123	1338	14:08:35	London Stock Exchange
117	1337	14:09:30	London Stock Exchange
117	1336	14:12:27	London Stock Exchange
123	1336	14:17:35	London Stock Exchange
1	1336	14:21:34	London Stock Exchange
37	1336	14:21:34	London Stock Exchange
64	1336	14:21:34	London Stock Exchange
105	1336	14:24:47	London Stock Exchange
222	1337	14:28:09	London Stock Exchange
115	1337	14:29:48	London Stock Exchange
128	1336	14:30:41	London Stock Exchange
168	1335	14:33:31	London Stock Exchange
104	1335	14:33:31	London Stock Exchange
148	1337	14:35:41	London Stock Exchange
122	1335	14:41:45	London Stock Exchange
104	1335	14:41:45	London Stock Exchange
100	1336	14:44:13	London Stock Exchange
142	1336	14:45:56	London Stock Exchange
120	1335	14:46:56	London Stock Exchange
30	1334	14:49:34	London Stock Exchange
103	1334	14:49:34	London Stock Exchange
121	1333	14:51:15	London Stock Exchange
114	1331	14:53:11	London Stock Exchange
142	1333	14:56:30	London Stock Exchange
113	1333	14:57:22	London Stock Exchange
165	1333	15:00:03	London Stock Exchange
151	1335	15:02:17	London Stock Exchange
121	1336	15:04:15	London Stock Exchange
116	1336	15:07:31	London Stock Exchange
116	1336	15:09:37	London Stock Exchange
150	1335	15:10:26	London Stock Exchange
61	1334	15:12:09	London Stock Exchange
75	1334	15:12:09	London Stock Exchange
107	1337	15:15:49	London Stock Exchange
111	1336	15:17:21	London Stock Exchange
112	1337	15:18:04	London Stock Exchange
161	1338	15:19:12	London Stock Exchange
115	1339	15:20:48	London Stock Exchange
162	1341	15:22:49	London Stock Exchange
120	1339	15:24:20	London Stock Exchange
128	1341	15:26:48	London Stock Exchange
100	1341	15:28:39	London Stock Exchange
112	1341	15:31:17	London Stock Exchange
116	1340	15:32:34	London Stock Exchange
97	1340	15:32:34	London Stock Exchange
9	1340	15:32:35	London Stock Exchange
101	1338	15:33:20	London Stock Exchange
113	1339	15:35:51	London Stock Exchange
113	1339	15:35:51	London Stock Exchange
102	1340	15:38:06	London Stock Exchange
108	1339	15:39:23	London Stock Exchange
110	1338	15:39:48	London Stock Exchange
107	1338	15:41:56	London Stock Exchange
2	1338	15:44:05	London Stock Exchange
108	1338	15:44:05	London Stock Exchange
13	1338	15:46:12	London Stock Exchange
111	1338	15:46:12	London Stock Exchange
119	1337	15:46:29	London Stock Exchange
101	1337	15:46:29	London Stock Exchange
105	1336	15:47:52	London Stock Exchange
21	1336	15:49:52	London Stock Exchange
105	1336	15:49:52	London Stock Exchange
103	1336	15:52:10	London Stock Exchange
115	1335	15:53:42	London Stock Exchange
108	1335	15:53:42	London Stock Exchange
111	1335	15:53:42	London Stock Exchange
111	1335	15:54:45	London Stock Exchange
103	1335	15:56:52	London Stock Exchange
100	1334	15:58:04	London Stock Exchange
113	1334	15:58:04	London Stock Exchange
117	1334	15:59:53	London Stock Exchange
111	1333	16:01:47	London Stock Exchange
123	1333	16:01:47	London Stock Exchange
123	1333	16:03:48	London Stock Exchange
116	1334	16:04:41	London Stock Exchange
114	1334	16:06:42	London Stock Exchange
139	1334	16:07:58	London Stock Exchange
61	1334	16:07:58	London Stock Exchange
113	1334	16:10:15	London Stock Exchange
106	1334	16:12:11	London Stock Exchange
224	1335	16:13:07	London Stock Exchange
101	1336	16:14:48	London Stock Exchange
159	1335	16:17:30	London Stock Exchange
78	1335	16:17:30	London Stock Exchange
36	1335	16:17:30	London Stock Exchange
36	1335	16:17:30	London Stock Exchange
253	1335	16:17:30	London Stock Exchange
102	1335	16:17:30	London Stock Exchange
102	1335	16:17:30	London Stock Exchange
226	1334	16:18:57	London Stock Exchange
191	1334	16:18:57	London Stock Exchange
200	1334	16:21:41	London Stock Exchange
19	1334	16:21:41	London Stock Exchange
227	1333	16:23:44	London Stock Exchange
203	1332	16:23:44	London Stock Exchange
168	1333	16:25:55	London Stock Exchange
190	1336	16:26:36	London Stock Exchange
26	1337	16:26:48	London Stock Exchange
8	1337	16:27:06	London Stock Exchange
37	1336	16:27:14	London Stock Exchange

 

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