Ashtead Group plc, a company specializing in equipment rental, has announced the purchase of 6,000 of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each for Treasury on 10th January 2024. The shares were acquired as part of the company's up to $500m share repurchase program, which was initially detailed on 2nd May 2023. The average price paid per share was 4,962 pence, with the lowest price at 4,936 pence and the highest at 4,979 pence. Barclays Capital Securities Limited acted as the broker for the transaction.

Following this purchase, the company will have 437,631,950 ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, and will hold 13,722,883 ordinary shares in Treasury. Shareholders and others with notification obligations can use the figure of 437,631,950 as the denominator for their interest calculations under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Detailed information about the individual purchases, as required by Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, is available in the Ashtead Transaction Summary 10 January '24.pdf. For further information, individuals can contact Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations at Ashtead Group plc.