Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
16 September 2004


Ashtead Group plc

16 September 2004


                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                             Ordinary Shares of 10p

Ashtead Group plc announces that it has been advised by Aegon Asset Management
UK plc that the total interest of Aegon UK plc's group of companies in its
ordinary share capital following a disposal of 320,000 shares stands at 3.96%
(12,880,872 shares).






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