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ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Transaction in Own SharesASHTEAD GROUP PLC - Transaction in Own Shares
PR Newswire
London, March 1
Transaction in own shares
Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 1st March 2022 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its up to £1bn share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 4th May 2021.
Description of shares: Ashtead Group plc - ordinary shares of 10 pence
Number of Shares repurchased: 24,150 Shares
Date of transaction: 1st March 2022
Average price paid per Share 4,864 pence
Lowest price paid per Share: 4,792 pence
Highest price paid per Share: 4,925 pence
Broker: Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 444,791,023 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 6,563,810 ordinary shares in Treasury.
The figure of 444,791,023 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/1757237/AHT_Transaction_Summary_01_Mar.pdf
For further information, please contact:
Ashtead Group plc
| Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations | +44 (0)20 7726 9700 |