Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
13 May 2002



Ashtead Group plc 
Ordinary Shares of 10p

The Company has been advised today by Schroder Investment Management Limited 
(SIML) that Schroder interests manage a total of 35,866,045 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     
      Schroder Nominees Ltd                                 11,132,079

2. Managed by SIML
   Registered or to be registered in names other    
      than Schroder Nominees Ltd                            20,050,769 
                                                            ----------
                                                                        31,182,848


2. Managed in unit trusts by Schroder Unit Trusts Ltd 
    and registered in the name of Chase Nominees Ltd                     4,683,197
                                                                        ----------
                                                                        35,866,045
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The above interest in 35,866,045 shares in the Company represents an interest of 
11.031% in the issued share capital of 325,131,792 shares.






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