Form 8.3 ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC.

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

04 Nov 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

801,867

0.99%

698,046

0.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

677,448

0.84%

800,451

0.99%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,479,315

1.83%

1,498,497

1.85%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

Purchase

219,185

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

15,815

6.0871  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,752

6.0812  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,505

6.0835  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,403

6.0808  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,048

6.0807  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,902

6.0855  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,747

6.0850  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,995

6.0806  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

834

6.0809  GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

494

6.0898  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

362,942

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

33,796

6.0807  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,276

6.0812  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,381

6.0809  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,638

6.0850  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

816

6.0872  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

617

6.0900  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

218

6.0804  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

205

6.0804  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

185

6.0804  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,200

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,276

6.0812  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

116

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

77,958

6.0826  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,137

6.0804  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,051

6.0803  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

39,173

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

816

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

732

6.0795  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,796

6.0807  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

895

6.0808  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

639

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,012

6.0804  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,359

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,000

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,597

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

132,942

6.0800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

445

6.0850  GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

05 Nov 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213