Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
17 January 2003


Ordinary Shares of 10p 

The Company was advised yesterday by Schroder Investment Management Limited
(SIML) that Schroder interests manage a total of 35,846,494 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                             4,720,350

2.   Managed by SIML
            Registered or to be registered in names 
            other than Schroder Nominees Ltd                     4,044,200
                                                                ----------
                                                                 8,764,550

3.   Managed in unit trusts by Schroder Unit Trusts 
     Ltd and registered in the name of Chase 
     Nominees Ltd                                               27,081,944
 
                                                                35,846,494


The above interest in 35,846,494 shares in the Company represents an interest of
11.00% in the issued share capital of 325,655,164 shares.



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