Opening Position Disclosure
Ashtead Technology Holdings plc has disclosed its public opening position as the offeree in relation to its own relevant securities as of October 5, 2026. The company reported nil interests and nil short positions in its ordinary shares of 5 pence each, including no relevant securities owned, controlled, cash-settled derivatives, or stock-settled derivatives. Furthermore, there are no rights to subscribe for new securities. However, persons acting in concert with Ashtead Technology Holdings plc hold significant interests, with Allan Pirie holding 1,341,600 ordinary shares representing 1.66% of the total issued share capital, and other directors also holding varying amounts of shares and vested or unvested awards under the Long Term Incentive Plan.
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Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Full name of discloser: | Ashtead Technology Holdings plc |
| (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Ashtead Technology Holdings plc |
| (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree? | OFFEREE |
| (e) Date position held: The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 5 October 2026 |
POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
| Class of relevant security: | Ordinary shares of 5 pence each | |||
| Interests | Short positions | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| TOTAL: | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Rights to subscribe for new securities
| Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | None |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | None |
- POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Name of Director Number of ordinary shares in Ashtead Technology Holdings plc held Percentage of total issued share capital Allan Pirie 1,341,600 1.66% Ingrid Steward 317,925 0.39% Bill Shannon 95,397 0.12% Tony Durrant 40,000 0.05% Thomas Thomsen 2,910 0.00% Jean Cahuzac 18,100 0.02% Kristin Færøvik 6,966 0.01% Vested awards made under the Long Term Incentive Plan Name Date of grant Date of vesting of Option No of Shares under Option which Vested No of Shares under Option which are not yet exercised Exercise price Anticipated date of lapse Allan Pirie 05/09/22 25/03/25 135,463 135,463 Nil 05/09/32 04/05/23 17/03/26 134,806 134,806 Nil 04/05/33 Ingrid Stewart 05/09/22 25/03/25 82,304 82,304 Nil 05/09/32 04/11/23 17/03/26 71,584 71,584 Nil 04/11/33 Outstanding awards made under the Long Term Incentive Plan which have not yet vested Name Date of grant Number of shares awarded Anticipated vesting date* Exercise price Anticipated date of lapse Allan Pirie 16/04/24 79,001 03/27 Nil 16 April 2034 25/09/25 117,782 03/28 Nil 25 September 2035 02/06/26 227,813 03/29 Nil 2 June 2036 Sub-Total 424,596 Ingrid Stewart 16/04/24 44,585 03/27 Nil 16 April 2034 25/09/25 66,471 03/28 Nil 25 September 2035 02/06/26 128,764 03/29 Nil 2 June 2036 Sub-Total 239,820 * Exact vesting date to be determined. Vesting date will not be earlier than the date of release of the Company's annual report for the immediately preceding financial year.
- OTHER INFORMATION
- Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
None
- Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
None
Attachments
Are any Supplemental Forms attached?
| Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) | NO |
| Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 6 October 2026 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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