Ashtead Group plc has announced the purchase of 4,000 of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each for Treasury on 5th March 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 5,306 pence, with the lowest price at 5,166 pence and the highest at 5,550 pence. Barclays Capital Securities Limited acted as the broker for the transaction.

Following this purchase, the company will have 437,439,937 ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, and will hold 13,914,896 ordinary shares in Treasury. Shareholders and others with notification obligations can use the figure of 437,439,937 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.

Detailed information about the individual purchases is attached to the announcement in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation). For further information, the Director of Investor Relations, Will Shaw, can be contacted at +44 (0)20 7726 9700.