Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
13 July 2004



Ashtead Group plc


13 July 2004



                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC


                             Ordinary Shares of 10p



Ashtead Group plc announces it has been advised by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,
that as at 9 July 2004 it was interested in a total of 15,849,373 (or 4.9%) of
its shares comprising:


a)      an interest in 2,807,487 shares arising from the interest held by
Goldman Sachs & Co., a direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian. These
shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities
(Nominees) Limited ('GSSN').


b)      an interest in 13,041,886 shares arising from a beneficial interest held
by Goldman Sachs International, a direct subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are,
or will be registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.








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