ASHTEAD GROUP

Ashtead Technology cuts its forecast: revenue is expected to be about 5% below consensus and adjusted EBITA roughly 15% below, after which the share price plunged 17% to 355.48 pence. The group cites ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, projects delayed from the second half of the year into 2027, as well as macroeconomic uncertainty and disruptions to shipping logistics in Europe and the Americas. The company stresses a still-solid balance sheet with expected leverage of around 1.3x at year-end and reaffirms its medium-term growth strategy, but was unable to prevent the share-price slump. » More on de.investing.com

As part of its "2023 Long Term Incentive Plan," Ashtead Technology has awarded conditional share packages covering 592,569 new ordinary shares (about 0.73% of share capital) without any payment. The award was measured using a share price of 379 pence (five-day average prior to the 2025 full-year results). The grants are subject to a three-year performance period and performance targets (50% adjusted EPS growth, 25% return on capital employed, 25% TSR versus the FTSE Small Cap and Deutsche Numis Smaller Companies 1000) and include clawback provisions; the earliest vesting is tied to the annual report for the year ending 31.12.2028. Recipients include Allan Pirie (227,813 rights) and Ingrid Stewart (128,764 rights). » More on de.investing.com

At the annual general meeting, Ashtead Technology shareholders voted in favour of all 18 resolutions. Approval rates ranged from 87.2036% for resolution 8 to 99.9995% for resolution 17; resolution 1 received 99.9974% support. The company said it will publish the detailed voting results on its website and has 80,976,397 issued shares. » More on de.investing.com