ASHTEAD GROUP PLC has announced the purchase of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each as part of its up to $500m share repurchase program. On 11th April 2024, the company bought 3,992 shares for Treasury at an average price of 5,729 pence per share, with the lowest price paid being 5,696 pence and the highest 5,778 pence. Barclays Capital Securities Limited acted as the broker for the transaction.

Following this purchase, the company will have 437,334,744 ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, and will hold 14,020,089 ordinary shares in Treasury. Shareholders and others with notification obligations can use the figure of 437,334,744 as the denominator for their interest calculations under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Detailed information about the individual purchases can be found in the attached Ashtead Transaction Summary 11 April '24.pdf. For further information, individuals can contact Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations at Ashtead Group plc at +44 (0)20 7726 9700.