Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10P                             

Ashtead Group plc announces that it has today been advised that as at 11
January 2008 Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited  and Credit Suisse
International were directly interested in a total of 18,919,774 shares (or 3.4%
of its share capital).

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Eric Watkins - Legal counsel

Ashtead Group plc
Kings House
36 - 37 King Street
London EC2V 8BB