Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

30 August 2011

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                             Holding(s) in Company                             

Ashtead Group plc announces it has today been advised that on 26 August 2011
Aegon Asset Management UK were directly interested in a total 43,777,946 shares
(or 8.69% of its share capital), and indirectly interested in 6,514,534 shares
(or 1.29 of its share capital).

Enquiries:

Eric Watkins

Company Secretary

020 7726 9700