Holding(s) in Company

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc has been advised that on 27 November 2009 Artemis Investment
Management Limited were directly interested in a total of 55,462,912 shares (or
11.02% of its share capital)

Enquiries:

020 7726 9740

Eric Watkins