ASHTEAD GROUP PLC - 96.2% Take Up of Rights Issue.

PR Newswire UK Disclose, August, 2006

 
Ashtead Group plc 
29 August 2006 
 
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR 
INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, FRANCE, JAPAN OR 
NEW ZEALAND 
 
                               Ashtead Group plc 
 
                            RESULTS OF RIGHTS ISSUE 
                    96.2 PER CENT. TAKE UP OF RIGHTS ISSUE 
 
The Board of Ashtead announces that it has received valid acceptances in 
respect of 146,472,043 New Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 96.2 per 
cent. of the total number of New Ordinary Shares offered to Shareholders 
pursuant to the 3 for 8 Rights Issue announced by Ashtead on 19 July 2006 which 
closed at 11.00 a.m. today. A total of 152,240,015 New Ordinary Shares were 
offered to Shareholders...

            
        
    
    	    
                
                
	

		

					 
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