Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

4 November 2009

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc has today been advised that on 2 November 2009 Lloyds Banking
Group plc were directly interested in a total of 6,865,447 shares (or 1.36% of
its share capital) and indirectly interested in a total of 19,490,980 shares
(or 3.87% of its share capital).

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020 7726 9740

Eric Watkins