Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

30 September 2008

                               Ashtead Group plc                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc announces that it has been advised that on 29 September 2008,
AXA S.A. and its group of companies were directly interested in a total of
5,900,942 shares (or 1.16% of its share capital), and indirectly interested in
20,052,029 shares (or 3.93% of its share capital).