Holding in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
18 June 2001


Ashtead Group plc
Ordinary Shares of 10p

The Company has been advised by Schroder Investment Management Limited (SIML)
that Schroder interests manage a total of 40,774,078 shares in the Company on a
discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements as
follows:

1.  Managed by SIML
      Registered or to be registered in the name of     11,931,826
      Schroder Nominees Ltd
      Registered or to be registered in the names of
      Chase Nominees Ltd                                12,017,021
      Chase Nominees Ltd a/c F02391                      4,168,744
      MSS Nominees Ltd a/c 766653                        1,683,139
      Nortrust Nominees Ltd                              5,104,000
      RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                   117,700
                                                                     35,022,430
2.  Managed in unit trusts by Schroder Unit 
    Trusts Ltd and registered in the name of
        Chase Nominees Ltd                                            5,751,648
    
    Total SIML interest                                              40,774,078 
                                    
          
3.  Managed by Schroder Hermes and registered or 
    To be registered in the name of
         Chase Nominees Limited                                         459,161 
                                                
    Total                                                            41,233,239 
                                                       
The above interests in 40,774,078 and 41,233,239 shares in the Company represent
interests of 12.600% and 12.741% respectively in the issued share capital of
323,613,950 shares.