Ashtead Group PLC Notification of major holdings

 
TIDMAHT 
 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the       ASHTEAD  GROUP PLC 
underlying issuer of existing shares to 
which voting rights are attached: 
 
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" 
if appropriate) 
 
Non-UK issuer 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with 
an  "X") 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting  rights                                X 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial  instruments 
 
An event changing  the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please specify): 
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification  obligation 
 
Name                                    Harris Associates L.P. 
 
City and country of registered office   Chicago, USA 
(if applicable) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from  3) 
 
Name 
 
City and country of registered office 
(if applicable) 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was      02/11/2017 
crossed or reached: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/   03/11/2017 
MMNYYY): 
 
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification   obligation: 
 
                   % of voting     % of voting    Total of both Total number of 
                     rights      rights through   in%           voting rights of 
                   attached to      financial     (8.A + 8.B)        issuer 
                     shares        instruments 
                    (total of   (total of 8.B.1 + 
                      8.A)           8.B.2) 
 
Resulting         4.93%                           4.93%         499,225,712 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold 
 
 
 
 
was crossed or 
reached 
 
Position of       5.07%                          5.07% 
previous 
notification (if 
applicable) 
 
 
 
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
threshold was crossed or reached: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to  shares 
 
Class/type of Number of voting rights                % of voting rights 
 
shares ISIN      Direct             Indirect         Direct        Indirect 
code (if        (Art 9 of     (Art 1O of Directive   (Art 9 of    (Art 1O of 
possible)       Directive   20041109/EC) (DTRS. 2 .  Directive     Directive 
              2004/109/EC)             1)                        20041109/EC) 
 
              (DTR5.1)                                2004/109/  (DTRS.2.1) 
                                                         EC) 
 
                                                      (DTR5.1) 
 
GB0000536739                24,613,484                           4.93% 
Common Stock 
 
SUBTOTAL 8.A                24,613,484                         4.93% 
 
 
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 
Type of       Expiration    Exercise/     Number of voting       % of voting 
financial     date          Conversion    rights that may be     rights 
instrument                  Period        acquired if the 
                                          instrument is 
                                          exercised/converted 
 
                            SUBTOTAL 
                            8.8.1 
 
 
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1) 
(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 
Type of       Expiration    Exercise/     Physical or Number of   % of voting 
financial     date          Conversion    cash        voting      rights 
instrument                  Period        settlement  rights 
 
                                          SUBTOTAL 
                                          8.8.2 
 
 
 
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 
(please mark the applicable box with an "X") 
 
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any 
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking 
(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying)  issuer. 
 
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/   X 
or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the 
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional 
rows as  necessary) 
 
         Name           % of voting rights % of voting rights  Total of both if 
                        if it equals or is through financial   it equals or is 
                         higher than the   instruments if it   higher than the 
                            notifiable        equals or is        notifiable 
                            threshold       higher than the       threshold 
                                               notifiable 
                                               threshold 
 
Harris Associates L.P. 
 
 
 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please   identify: 
 
Name of the proxy holder 
 
The number and % of voting rights held 
 
The date until which the voting rights 
will be held 
 
 
 
 
11: Additional Information 
 
 
 
 
Place of completion    Chicago 
 
Date of completion     03/11/2017 
 
Annex: Notification of major holdings (to be filed with the FCA only) 
 
A: Identity of the person subject to the notification obligation 
 
Full name (including legal form for Harris Associates L.P. 
legal entities) 
 
Contact address (registered office  111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, 
for legal entities)                 Chicago, IL 60606 USA 
 
E-Mail                              [e-mail] 
 
Phone number/ Fax number            Phone: [phone] 
                                    Fax: 
 
Other  useful information 
(at least legal representative for 
legal persons) 
 
 
 
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
 
Full name                           Kim Colwell 
 
Contact address                     111 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600, 
                                    Chicago, IL 60606 USA 
 
E-Mail                              [e-mail] 
 
Phone number/ Fax number            Phone:  [phone] 
                                    Fax: 
 
Other useful information (e.g.      Senior Compliance Officer 
functional relationship with the 
person or legal entity subject to 
the notification obligation) 
 
 
 
 
C: Additional Information 
 
 
 
 
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