ASHTY Ashtead Group PLC (PK)

Ashtead Group plc

20 January 2015


Ashtead Group plc announces it has been advised that on 15 January 2015 Abrams
Bison Investments LLC was interested in a total of 25,350,000 of the Group's
shares (or 5.04% of its share capital).

Enquiries:

Eric Watkins
Company Secretary
020 7726 9700