ASHTY - ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Correction: Transaction in Own Shares
The announcement published at 17:02 yesterday (30th July 2019) was incorrect and has now been replaced by the announcement below.
Transaction in own shares
Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 30th July 2019 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: 53,137 Shares
Date of transaction: 30th July 2019
Average price paid per Share: 2,294.59 pence
Lowest price paid per Share: 2,284 pence
Highest price paid per Share: 2,308 pence
Broker: Barclays Capital Securities Limited
Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 463,239,821 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 35,985,891 ordinary shares in Treasury.
The figure of 463,239,821 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/954779/AHT_Transaction_summary_20190730.pdf
For further information, please contact:
Ashtead Group plc
| Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations |
| +44 (0)20 7726 9700 |