Ashtead Group plc has announced the purchase of its own ordinary shares as part of its share repurchase program. On 13th March 2024, the company bought 5,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 5,083 pence per share. The lowest and highest prices paid per share were 5,060 pence and 5,102 pence, respectively. Following this transaction, the company will hold 13,944,896 ordinary shares in Treasury, with the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue being 437,409,937 (excluding Treasury shares).

The company has provided detailed information about the individual purchases in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation. Shareholders and others with notification obligations can use the figure of 437,409,937 as the denominator for the calculations to determine if they are required to notify their interest in the company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, the Director of Investor Relations at Ashtead Group plc, Will Shaw, can be contacted at +44 (0)20 7726 9700. More detailed information about the individual purchases is available in the Ashtead Transaction Summary 13 March '24.pdf, which can be accessed through the provided link.