Annual Financial Report

Ashtead Group plc 25 July 2013 Annual Report and Accounts 2013 and Notice of Annual General Meeting Ashtead Group plc has posted its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended30 April 2013 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 4 September 2013 at 2.30pm. Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts and the Notice of AGM have beensubmitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available forinspection at 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 Counsel020 7726 9740