| For filings with the FCA include the annex | |
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Ashtead Group PLC |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ¨ |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ¨ |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ¨ |
| Other (please specify): | | ¨ |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 14 October, 2016 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 October, 2016 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5% |
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| 8. Notified details: |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights x |
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect |
| GB0000536739 | 24,762,686 | 24,762,686 | N/A | N/A | 25,153,946 | N/A | 5.03% |
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
| Securities Lending | | | 4,175,529 | 0.83% |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx |
| CFD | | | | 953,804 | Nominal | Delta |
| 0.19% | 0.19% |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 30,283,279 | 6.06% |
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| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | | | |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. | | | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock International Limited | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | |
| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Cayco Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Japan Holdings GK | | | |
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP | | | |
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC | | | |
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| Trident Merger, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock Group Limited | | | |
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | |
| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | | | |
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | | | |
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | | | |
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| BlackRock, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | | | |
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | | | |
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | | | |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | |
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | | | |
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