Ashtead Group plc

13 August 2018

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                         Director / PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that on the 10^th August 2018 Ian Sutcliffe sold 24,500 Company shares at a price of 2389 pence per share.

Following this transaction Ian Sutcliffe has no shareholding in the Company. 

Contact:

Will Shaw 0207 726 9700