Ashtead Group PLC

    Director Update

    5th June 2017

                                   ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                                    Director Update                                

    Ashtead Group plc announces that Wayne Edmunds has been appointed as the
    Interim Chief Executive of BBA Aviation.

    Wayne is also chairman of Dialight plc and non-executive director of MSCI Inc.

    Contact:

    Eric Watkins - Ashtead Group: 0207 726 9700