Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI ^BETAClose X

Ashtead Group plc purchased 79,800 of its own ordinary shares on August 22, 2025, at an average price of 5,401 pence per share, as part of its up to $1.5 billion share repurchase program. The price ranged from a low of 5,332 pence to a high of 5,492 pence per share. Following this transaction, 424,489,337 ordinary shares remain in issue (excluding treasury shares), and the company holds 26,865,496 treasury shares. Barclays Bank PLC acted as the broker for this transaction.

Disclaimer*

Transaction in own shares

Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 22nd August 2025 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its up to $1.5bn share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 10th December 2024.

Description of shares: Ashtead Group plc - ordinary shares of 10 pence

Number of Shares repurchased: 79,800 Shares

Date of transaction: 22nd August 2025

Average price paid per Share: 5,401 pence

Lowest price paid per Share: 5,332 pence

Highest price paid per Share: 5,492 pence

Broker: Barclays Bank PLC

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 424,489,337 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 26,865,496 ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 424,489,337 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

Ashtead Transaction Summary 22 August 25.pdf

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Ashtead Group plc