Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
17 January 2005







Ashtead Group plc

17 January 2005


                               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 held within the Aegon UK plc Group of Companies
in its ordinary share capital, following a purchase of 1,286,569 shares, stands
at 5.3%(17,452,569 shares).





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