Ashtead Group PLC

    18 July 2016

                                   ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

          Annual Report and Accounts 2016 and Note of Annual General Meeting       

    Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") has commenced posting its Annual Report and
    Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2016 to shareholders together with its
    Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM").

    The AGM will be held at Wax Chandler's Hall, 6 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7AD
    on 7 September 2016 at 2:30pm.

    Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts and the Notice of AGM will shortly be
    available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism: - http://
    www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

    These documents will also be available shortly on the Company's website: - 
    www.ashtead-group.com

    Contact:

    Eric Watkins, General Counsel

    0207 726 9700