Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
14 February 2003



Ashtead Group plc
Ordinary Shares of 10p


The Company has been advised today by Schroder Investment Management Limited
(SIML) that Schroder interests manage a total of 35,746,494 shares in the 
Company on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management
agreements as follows:

1.   Managed by SIML 
          Registered or to be registered in the name 
          of Schroder Nominees Ltd                                 4,620,350

2.   Managed by SIML 
          Registered or to be registered in the names
          Other than Schroder Nominees Ltd                         4,044,200
                                                                   8,664,550

3.   Managed in unit trusts by Schroder Unit Trusts
     Ltd and registered in the name of Chase Nominees
     Ltd                                                          27,081,944
                                                                  35,746,494

The above interest in 35,746,494 shares in the Company represents an interest of
10.977% in the issued share capital of 325,655,164 shares, a reduction of 0.031%
(100,000 shares) since the previous report on 17 January 2003.



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