Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

5th February 2008

                               Ashtead Group plc                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc announces that it has today been advised that as at 4th
February 2008 Standard Life Investments Limited were directly interested in a
total of 23,368,071 shares (or 4.27% of its share capital) and indirectly
interested in 17,029,020 shares (or 3.11% of its share capital).