Annual Financial Report

Ashtead Group plc 31 July 2014 Annual Report and Accounts 2014 and Notice of Annual General Meeting Ashtead Group plc has posted its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended30 April 2014 to shareholders together with its Notice of Annual GeneralMeeting ("AGM"). The AGM will be held at Wax Chandler's Hall, 6 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7ADon 3 September 2014 at 2.30pm. Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts and the Notice of AGM will shortly beavailable 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

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