Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group PLC
22 October 2002


Ordinary Shares of 10p 

The Company has been advised today by Schroder Investment Management Limited
(SIML) that Schroder interests manage a total of 35,178,290 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                            10,022,064

2.   Managed by SIML
            Registered or to be registered in names 
            other than Schroder Nominees Ltd                    20,564,769
                                                                30,856,164

3.   Managed in unit trusts by Schroder Unit Trusts 
     Ltd and registered in the name of Chase 
     Nominees Ltd                                                4,592,126
 
                                                                35,178,290

The above interest in 35,178,290 shares in the Company represents an interest of
10.80% in the issued share capital of 325,655,164 shares.



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