Dividend Declaration

Ashtead Group PLC
12 July 2002


Letter to RNS
Dated 11 July 2002


Ashtead Group plc
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
Final Dividend for the year ended 30 April 2002


The details of the proposed final dividend for the year ended 30 April 2002 are 
as follows:

     Amount:                          2.88p per share

     Payment date:                    30 September 2002

     Record date:                     6 September 2002

     Ex-dividend date:                4 September 2002 



Letter from Ashtead Group plc


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