Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ashtead Group plc

25th October 2007

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                            Director's Shareholding                            

Ashtead Group plc announces that on 22nd October 2007 Cliff Miller purchased
2,648 Ashtead Group plc ordinary 10p shares at a price of 1.13p per share.

Following this purchase the beneficial holding of Mr Miller is:

    Total number of             Percentage of       
                                                    
      Shares held           Issued Share Capital    
                                                    
        257,207                     0.04%           
                                                    

Contacts:

Eric Watkins                                          020 7726 9700