Holding(s) in Company

ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

25th September 2007

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC                               

                            Ordinary Shares of 10p                             

Ashtead Group plc announces that it has been advised by UBS AG that as at
20th September 2007 UBS AG was interested in a total of 31,268,381 shares (or
5.58% of its share capital)