AHT Ashtead Group Plc

Ashtead Group plc

8 September 2014

                               ASHTEAD GROUP PLC

                             Holding(s) in Company

Ashtead Group plc announces it has been advised that on 4 September 2014
Societe Generale SA (SG SA) were directly interested in a total of 11,547,225
of its shares and indirectly interested in 416,840 shares.

Enquiries:

Eric Watkins
Company Secretary
020 7726 9700