Last checked at 19 Oct 2016 18:05
Transaction in Own Shares
Ashtead Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 7 September 2016, the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Shares") as part of the buyback programme initially announced on 14 June 2016:
Date of purchase: 19 October 2016
Number of Shares purchased: 25,000 Shares
Highest price paid per Share: 1328.0 pence
Lowest price paid per Share: 1311.0 pence
Average price paid per Share: 1323.34 pence
The Company intends to hold these Shares in Treasury.
Including Shares which have been purchased but not yet settled, the Company holds 53,924,842 Shares in Treasury.
The Company has 499,400,712 Shares in issue (excluding Shares held in Treasury). This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Jefferies on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.
For further information, please contact:
Ashtead Group plc
Will Shaw, Director of Investor Relations, +44 (0)20 7726 9700
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: Ashtead Group PLC (ISIN CODE: GB000536739)
Date of purchases: 19 October 2016
Investment firm: Jefferies International
Aggregate information:
Venue | Volume-weighted average price, pence | Aggregated volume |
London Stock Exchange | 1323.34 | 25,000 |
Individual transactions:
Number of shares purchased | Transaction price (pence per share) | Time of transaction | Trading venue |
101 | 1315 | 08:02:40 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1314 | 08:04:59 | London Stock Exchange |
103 | 1311 | 08:07:19 | London Stock Exchange |
175 | 1312 | 08:11:22 | London Stock Exchange |
176 | 1316 | 08:15:50 | London Stock Exchange |
11 | 1319 | 08:18:41 | London Stock Exchange |
127 | 1319 | 08:18:41 | London Stock Exchange |
138 | 1315 | 08:20:44 | London Stock Exchange |
134 | 1317 | 08:24:55 | London Stock Exchange |
107 | 1319 | 08:27:18 | London Stock Exchange |
107 | 1319 | 08:29:19 | London Stock Exchange |
133 | 1318 | 08:31:33 | London Stock Exchange |
165 | 1321 | 08:34:52 | London Stock Exchange |
113 | 1321 | 08:37:49 | London Stock Exchange |
124 | 1323 | 08:39:44 | London Stock Exchange |
133 | 1324 | 08:42:27 | London Stock Exchange |
119 | 1323 | 08:45:42 | London Stock Exchange |
109 | 1323 | 08:48:22 | London Stock Exchange |
143 | 1322 | 08:50:24 | London Stock Exchange |
115 | 1323 | 08:53:59 | London Stock Exchange |
142 | 1324 | 08:56:25 | London Stock Exchange |
148 | 1323 | 08:58:45 | London Stock Exchange |
128 | 1321 | 09:02:40 | London Stock Exchange |
17 | 1324 | 09:05:50 | London Stock Exchange |
195 | 1324 | 09:05:50 | London Stock Exchange |
124 | 1327 | 09:08:48 | London Stock Exchange |
97 | 1327 | 09:12:54 | London Stock Exchange |
110 | 1326 | 09:13:05 | London Stock Exchange |
135 | 1325 | 09:17:20 | London Stock Exchange |
106 | 1325 | 09:18:28 | London Stock Exchange |
104 | 1325 | 09:21:01 | London Stock Exchange |
131 | 1323 | 09:23:40 | London Stock Exchange |
137 | 1323 | 09:25:41 | London Stock Exchange |
129 | 1323 | 09:28:25 | London Stock Exchange |
164 | 1321 | 09:32:00 | London Stock Exchange |
24 | 1321 | 09:34:29 | London Stock Exchange |
81 | 1321 | 09:34:29 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1321 | 09:36:52 | London Stock Exchange |
131 | 1322 | 09:39:46 | London Stock Exchange |
138 | 1322 | 09:42:11 | London Stock Exchange |
118 | 1321 | 09:48:20 | London Stock Exchange |
158 | 1322 | 09:50:40 | London Stock Exchange |
115 | 1321 | 09:51:02 | London Stock Exchange |
106 | 1324 | 09:57:03 | London Stock Exchange |
193 | 1325 | 09:59:21 | London Stock Exchange |
126 | 1324 | 10:00:55 | London Stock Exchange |
120 | 1325 | 10:03:11 | London Stock Exchange |
180 | 1323 | 10:07:10 | London Stock Exchange |
100 | 1323 | 10:12:20 | London Stock Exchange |
215 | 1325 | 10:15:36 | London Stock Exchange |
3 | 1326 | 10:23:23 | London Stock Exchange |
220 | 1326 | 10:23:23 | London Stock Exchange |
162 | 1325 | 10:24:30 | London Stock Exchange |
100 | 1325 | 10:26:10 | London Stock Exchange |
125 | 1325 | 10:28:41 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1323 | 10:31:07 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1321 | 10:35:44 | London Stock Exchange |
133 | 1323 | 10:39:50 | London Stock Exchange |
128 | 1324 | 10:41:58 | London Stock Exchange |
144 | 1324 | 10:44:24 | London Stock Exchange |
108 | 1324 | 10:46:26 | London Stock Exchange |
102 | 1324 | 10:48:55 | London Stock Exchange |
120 | 1324 | 10:52:40 | London Stock Exchange |
91 | 1325 | 10:57:22 | London Stock Exchange |
57 | 1325 | 10:57:22 | London Stock Exchange |
132 | 1325 | 10:59:43 | London Stock Exchange |
112 | 1325 | 11:03:02 | London Stock Exchange |
120 | 1325 | 11:05:25 | London Stock Exchange |
111 | 1325 | 11:09:03 | London Stock Exchange |
109 | 1324 | 11:11:17 | London Stock Exchange |
94 | 1324 | 11:14:19 | London Stock Exchange |
14 | 1324 | 11:14:19 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1324 | 11:17:36 | London Stock Exchange |
2 | 1324 | 11:21:37 | London Stock Exchange |
163 | 1324 | 11:21:37 | London Stock Exchange |
104 | 1324 | 11:26:28 | London Stock Exchange |
116 | 1323 | 11:27:58 | London Stock Exchange |
100 | 1323 | 11:39:46 | London Stock Exchange |
160 | 1323 | 11:39:46 | London Stock Exchange |
113 | 1323 | 11:39:46 | London Stock Exchange |
122 | 1323 | 11:42:18 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1322 | 11:46:00 | London Stock Exchange |
131 | 1322 | 11:49:25 | London Stock Exchange |
120 | 1324 | 12:05:44 | London Stock Exchange |
126 | 1324 | 12:05:44 | London Stock Exchange |
126 | 1324 | 12:05:44 | London Stock Exchange |
120 | 1324 | 12:07:27 | London Stock Exchange |
117 | 1324 | 12:10:00 | London Stock Exchange |
116 | 1324 | 12:13:21 | London Stock Exchange |
114 | 1323 | 12:16:47 | London Stock Exchange |
110 | 1322 | 12:22:57 | London Stock Exchange |
168 | 1322 | 12:27:30 | London Stock Exchange |
152 | 1322 | 12:35:38 | London Stock Exchange |
222 | 1324 | 12:46:04 | London Stock Exchange |
198 | 1323 | 12:46:23 | London Stock Exchange |
119 | 1323 | 12:53:08 | London Stock Exchange |
103 | 1324 | 12:55:30 | London Stock Exchange |
39 | 1324 | 13:00:09 | London Stock Exchange |
17 | 1324 | 13:00:09 | London Stock Exchange |
48 | 1324 | 13:00:09 | London Stock Exchange |
75 | 1325 | 13:02:21 | London Stock Exchange |
115 | 1325 | 13:02:21 | London Stock Exchange |
154 | 1325 | 13:05:12 | London Stock Exchange |
81 | 1325 | 13:08:50 | London Stock Exchange |
34 | 1325 | 13:08:50 | London Stock Exchange |
21 | 1325 | 13:12:08 | London Stock Exchange |
100 | 1325 | 13:12:08 | London Stock Exchange |
14 | 1324 | 13:16:22 | London Stock Exchange |
103 | 1324 | 13:16:22 | London Stock Exchange |
113 | 1324 | 13:19:38 | London Stock Exchange |
112 | 1325 | 13:27:50 | London Stock Exchange |
179 | 1325 | 13:28:42 | London Stock Exchange |
109 | 1325 | 13:31:13 | London Stock Exchange |
108 | 1325 | 13:41:36 | London Stock Exchange |
120 | 1325 | 13:41:36 | London Stock Exchange |
156 | 1325 | 13:43:38 | London Stock Exchange |
75 | 1325 | 13:48:02 | London Stock Exchange |
27 | 1325 | 13:48:02 | London Stock Exchange |
76 | 1325 | 13:50:14 | London Stock Exchange |
30 | 1325 | 13:50:14 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1325 | 13:58:27 | London Stock Exchange |
210 | 1325 | 13:58:27 | London Stock Exchange |
170 | 1326 | 14:03:15 | London Stock Exchange |
113 | 1326 | 14:05:56 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1325 | 14:06:20 | London Stock Exchange |
139 | 1326 | 14:09:55 | London Stock Exchange |
126 | 1326 | 14:12:07 | London Stock Exchange |
116 | 1326 | 14:15:05 | London Stock Exchange |
116 | 1326 | 14:17:48 | London Stock Exchange |
128 | 1325 | 14:21:52 | London Stock Exchange |
120 | 1324 | 14:23:23 | London Stock Exchange |
104 | 1324 | 14:34:43 | London Stock Exchange |
114 | 1325 | 14:36:27 | London Stock Exchange |
192 | 1325 | 14:36:27 | London Stock Exchange |
102 | 1325 | 14:36:27 | London Stock Exchange |
128 | 1324 | 14:36:31 | London Stock Exchange |
139 | 1323 | 14:38:35 | London Stock Exchange |
141 | 1321 | 14:40:51 | London Stock Exchange |
112 | 1321 | 14:47:20 | London Stock Exchange |
104 | 1321 | 14:47:20 | London Stock Exchange |
119 | 1321 | 14:49:25 | London Stock Exchange |
121 | 1320 | 14:50:14 | London Stock Exchange |
113 | 1319 | 14:55:36 | London Stock Exchange |
138 | 1319 | 14:55:36 | London Stock Exchange |
102 | 1318 | 14:56:27 | London Stock Exchange |
122 | 1318 | 14:58:49 | London Stock Exchange |
135 | 1317 | 14:59:59 | London Stock Exchange |
118 | 1318 | 15:16:27 | London Stock Exchange |
128 | 1318 | 15:17:13 | London Stock Exchange |
100 | 1318 | 15:17:17 | London Stock Exchange |
6 | 1321 | 15:19:57 | London Stock Exchange |
104 | 1325 | 15:26:22 | London Stock Exchange |
80 | 1325 | 15:26:58 | London Stock Exchange |
22 | 1325 | 15:26:58 | London Stock Exchange |
110 | 1324 | 15:27:14 | London Stock Exchange |
127 | 1324 | 15:27:14 | London Stock Exchange |
990 | 1324 | 15:27:14 | London Stock Exchange |
179 | 1323 | 15:29:15 | London Stock Exchange |
102 | 1323 | 15:31:36 | London Stock Exchange |
129 | 1323 | 15:33:47 | London Stock Exchange |
113 | 1323 | 15:35:50 | London Stock Exchange |
109 | 1323 | 15:39:54 | London Stock Exchange |
114 | 1323 | 15:42:03 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1323 | 15:43:16 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1323 | 15:44:27 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1324 | 15:46:06 | London Stock Exchange |
244 | 1324 | 15:46:29 | London Stock Exchange |
122 | 1324 | 15:46:29 | London Stock Exchange |
125 | 1324 | 15:48:40 | London Stock Exchange |
110 | 1324 | 15:50:59 | London Stock Exchange |
124 | 1324 | 15:52:56 | London Stock Exchange |
109 | 1325 | 15:55:34 | London Stock Exchange |
324 | 1327 | 15:55:57 | London Stock Exchange |
104 | 1328 | 15:58:08 | London Stock Exchange |
109 | 1328 | 15:58:20 | London Stock Exchange |
100 | 1327 | 16:01:08 | London Stock Exchange |
104 | 1327 | 16:01:08 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1327 | 16:01:08 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1327 | 16:01:08 | London Stock Exchange |
117 | 1327 | 16:03:24 | London Stock Exchange |
68 | 1327 | 16:05:27 | London Stock Exchange |
34 | 1327 | 16:05:27 | London Stock Exchange |
103 | 1327 | 16:05:47 | London Stock Exchange |
106 | 1327 | 16:05:47 | London Stock Exchange |
5 | 1327 | 16:05:47 | London Stock Exchange |
19 | 1326 | 16:07:08 | London Stock Exchange |
87 | 1326 | 16:07:08 | London Stock Exchange |
113 | 1326 | 16:07:08 | London Stock Exchange |
107 | 1326 | 16:09:26 | London Stock Exchange |
9 | 1326 | 16:09:26 | London Stock Exchange |
126 | 1326 | 16:12:05 | London Stock Exchange |
103 | 1326 | 16:13:51 | London Stock Exchange |
122 | 1325 | 16:14:57 | London Stock Exchange |
116 | 1325 | 16:14:57 | London Stock Exchange |
125 | 1325 | 16:14:57 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1325 | 16:14:57 | London Stock Exchange |
112 | 1324 | 16:16:39 | London Stock Exchange |
204 | 1324 | 16:16:39 | London Stock Exchange |
309 | 1324 | 16:19:03 | London Stock Exchange |
190 | 1323 | 16:19:07 | London Stock Exchange |
114 | 1322 | 16:19:35 | London Stock Exchange |
146 | 1323 | 16:21:40 | London Stock Exchange |
168 | 1323 | 16:23:46 | London Stock Exchange |
147 | 1323 | 16:25:35 | London Stock Exchange |
105 | 1323 | 16:27:21 | London Stock Exchange |
94 | 1323 | 16:27:21 | London Stock Exchange |
166 | 1322 | 16:27:27 | London Stock Exchange |
67 | 1322 | 16:27:34 | London Stock Exchange |