Ashtead Group PLC

    Director Update

    26 January 2016

                                   ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                                    Director Update                                

    Ashtead Group plc announces that Wayne Edmunds has been appointed as the
    Chairman of Dialight plc.

    Wayne is also non-executive director of BBA Aviation plc and MSCI Inc.

    Contact:

    Eric Watkins - Ashtead Group: 0207 726 9700