Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

4th February 2008

                               Ashtead Group plc                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc announces that it has today been advised that as at 31st
January 2008 Henderson Global Investors Limited were interested in a total of
31,154,085 shares (or 5.69% of its share capital).