Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

13 April 2010

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc has today been advised that on 12 April 2010 Lloyds Banking
Group plc were directly interested in a total of 4,247,278 shares (or 0.84% of
its share capital) and indirectly interested in a total of 21,360,970 shares
(or 4.24% of its share capital).

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020 7726 9740

Eric Watkins


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