Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
19 November 2004



                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC


                             Ordinary Shares of 10p



Ashtead Group plc has been advised today by Aegon UK plc Group of Companies that
it had increased its interest in the ordinary share capital of the Company to
4.06% (13,241,594) by the purchase of 997,362 shares.





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