Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
23 February 2005


Ashtead Group plc
23rd February 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 held within the Aegon UK plc Group of Companies
in its ordinary share capital, following a purchase of 633,800 shares, stands at
6.06% (19,761,814 shares).



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