Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
5 March 2002



Ashtead Group PLC
Ordinary Shares of 10p

The Company has been advised today by Lazard Asset Management that Lazard Freres 
& Co LLC and its subsidiaries have an interest in a total of 13,281,739 shares 
in the Company.

The above interest in 13,281,739 shares in the Company represents an interest of 
4.085% in the issued share capital of 325,131,792 shares, an increase of 0.121% 
since the report of 1 March 2002.


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