Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

29th February 2008

                               Ashtead Group plc                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc announces that it has today been advised that as at 28th
February 2008 Standard Life Investments Ltd were directly interested in a total
of 24,472,384 shares (or 4.53% of its share capital) and indirectly interested
in 24,068,923 shares (or 4.46% of its share capital).