Ashtead Group PLC

    AGM Statement

    2 September 2015

                                   ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                                     AGM Statement                                 

    Ashtead Group plc held its Annual General Meeting at 2.30 pm on 2 September
    2015 in London.

    The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions placed before the meeting
    were carried on a show of hands.

    The proxy votes were as follows:

    RESOLUTION                                      FOR     AGAINST       WITHHELD
                                                                                  
    1.  That the account for the year       350,547,927   1,074,347      6,996,368
    ended 30 April 2015, the directors'                                           
    report and the auditor's report be                                            
    adopted.                                                                      
                                                                                  
    2.  That the directors' remuneration    244,269,019  89,637,822     24,711,797
    report for the year ended 30 April                                            
    2015 be approved.                                                             
                                                                                  
    3.  That a final dividend of 12.25      358,299,342           0        319,300
    pence per ordinary share be declared                                          
    for the year ended 30 April 2014.                                             
                                                                                  
    4.  That Chris Cole be re-elected as a  331,097,205  18,388,286      9,133,149
    director of the Company.                                                      
                                                                                  
    5.  That Geoff Drabble be re-elected    329,289,889  24,859,103      4,469,650
    as a director of the Company.                                                 
                                                                                  
    6.  That Brendan Horgan be re-elected   351,395,257   6,903,055        320,329
    as a director of the Company.                                                 
                                                                                  
    7.  That Sat Dhaiwal be re-elected as   351,399,588   6,898,743        320,310
    a director of the Company.                                                    
                                                                                  
    8.  That Suzanne Wood be re-elected as  350,429,168   7,869,145        320,329
    a director of the Company.                                                    
                                                                                  
    9. That Michael Burrow be re-elected    354,026,205   4,272,108        320,329
    as a director of the Company.                                                 
                                                                                  
    10.  That Bruce Edwards be re-elected   356,626,214   1,672,099        320,329
    as a director of the Company.                                                 
                                                                                  
    11. That Ian Sutcliffe be re-elected    356,610,713   1,687,600        320,329
    as a director of the Company.                                                 
                                                                                  
    12.         That Wayne Edmunds be       352,951,283   5,347,180        320,179
    elected as a director of the Company.                                         
                                                                                  
    13. That Deloitte LLP be re-appointed   352,492,170   5,802,833        323,638
    as auditor of the Company.                                                    
                                                                                  
    14. That the directors be authorised    358,097,467     200,875        320,300
    to determine the auditor's                                                    
    remuneration.                                                                 
                                                                                  
    15. That the directors are authorised   329,982,693  28,315,156        320,793
    to allot the shares under section 551                                         
    (1)(a) and (b) of the Companies Act                                           
    2006.                                                                         
                                                                                  
    16. That the directors be empowered to  320,024,648  22,725,365     15,868,628
    disapply the provisions of section 561                                        
    (1) to (6) of the Companies Act 2006.                                         
                                                                                  
    17. That the directors be authorised    354,078,681   4,217,455        322,505
    to make market purchases of the                                               
    Company's shares under section 701 of                                         
    the Companies Act.                                                            
                                                                                  
    18. Adoption of new articles of         357,200,188   1,083,565        334,888
    association                                                                   
                                                                                  
    19. That a general meeting other than   334,745,796  23,545,005        327,840
    an annual general meeting be called on                                        
    not less than 14 clear days' notice.                                          

    Contact:

    Chris Cole - Chairman, 020 7314 5152

    Geoff Drabble - Chief Executive, 020 7726 9700

    Tom Eckersley - Maitland, 020 7379 5151