Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group PLC
08 August 2005



Ashtead Group plc

8th August 2005

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                      Director/PDMR Shareholding - Replace


The following amendments have been made to the 'Director/PDMR Shareholdings'
announcement released on 5th August 2005 at 13.10 under RNS 7955P.


The percentage of issued share capital in the second and fourth columns should
have been:

GB Burnett                                0.044%         and        3.51%
SI Robson                                 0.017%         and        0.12%
PA Lovegrove                              0.016%         and        0.11%
AWP Stenham                               0.008%         and        0.06%
C Cole                                         -                   0.006%
G Iceton                                       -                   0.006%
G Drabble                                      -                   0.003%


All other details remain unchanged.


The full amended text is shown below:

               No of 10p Ordinary   Percentage of Issued   Total Shares   Percentage of 
                 Shares Purchased          Share Capital           Held    Issued Share 
                                                                                Capital

Director

GB Burnett                176,031                 0.044%     14,073,695            3.51%
SI Robson                  68,653                 0.017%        480,579            0.12%
PA Lovegrove               63,750                 0.016%        446,250            0.11%
AWP Stenham                33,333                 0.008%        233,333            0.06%
C Cole                      3,333                      -         23,333            0.006%
G Iceton                    3,333                      -         23,333            0.006%
G Drabble                   1,666                      -         11,666            0.003%





The price of the shares was 95.5p per share.


          
Notes:    The 176,031 shares shown as being allotted to Mr Burnett are in
          respect of 1,056,192 shares in which Mr Burnett has a non-beneficial 
          interest. Mr Burnett's total share holding of 14,073,695, shown above, 
          includes 1,232,223 in which Mr Burnett has a non-beneficial share 
          holding.

          The share holdings in respect of all the other directors listed above 
          are beneficial holdings.

          Mr Robson's total shareholding includes 176,469 ordinary 10p shares 
          held conditionally under the terms of the Company's Investment 
          Incentive Plan.




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