Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
08 September 2005


                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                             Ordinary shares of 10p

Ashtead Group plc announces it has been advised by Barclays Group Corporate
Secretariat that as at 5th September 2005 it had a material interest in
15,791,501 (or 3.94%) of its shares.

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