Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc

19 February 2010

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc announces it has today been advised that on 18 February 2010
Ameriprise Financial Inc and its group were directly interested in a total of
330,000 shares (or 0.06% of its share capital) and indirectly interested in a
total of 24,334,584 shares (or 4.83 % of its share capital).

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Eric Watkins