Transaction in own shares
Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 16(th) January 2020 it
purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence
each pursuant to its £500m share repurchase programme, details of which were
announced on 18 June 2019.
Description of shares: Ashtead Group plc - ordinary shares of 10 pence
Number of Shares repurchased: 90,000 Shares
Date of transaction: 16th January 2020
Average price paid per Share: 2,426.47 pence
Lowest price paid per Share: 2,411 pence
Highest price paid per Share: 2,450 pence
Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited
Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary
shares in issue will be 453,284,833 (excluding Treasury shares), and the
company will hold 910,000 ordinary shares in Treasury.
The figure of 453,284,833 may be used by shareholders (and others with
notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which
they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a
change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market
Abuse Regulation), detailed information about the individual purchases is
attached to this announcement.
https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1078075/AHT_Transaction_summary_20200116.pdf
For further information, please contact:
Ashtead Group plc
Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations +44 (0)20 7726 9700
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