Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

21st December 2007

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc announces it has been advised by UBS Investment Bank that on
18th December 2007 UBS AG London Branch was interested in a total of 32,720,898
shares (or 5.85% of its share capital).