Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

28 April 2009

                                   ASHTEAD GROUP PLC
                                 Ordinary Shares of 10p

Ashtead Group plc announces it has been advised that on 24 April 2009 Legal &
General Group plc (Group) and Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(LGIM) were directly interested in a total of 23,425,357 shares (or 4.65% of
its share capital) and indirectly interested in a total of 1,932,698 shares (or
0.38% of its share capital).

Enquiries:

020 7726 9740

Eric Watkins