5th May 2005 10:49
Ashtead Group PLC05 May 2005 Ashtead Group plc 5th May 2005 ASHTEAD GROUP PLC Ordinary Shares of 10p Ashtead Group plc announces it has been advised by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,("GS Inc") that as at 29th April 2005 it was interested in a total of 29,140,460(or 8.93%) of its shares comprising: a) an interest in 7,898,700 shares arising from the interest held byGoldman Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting ascustodian. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman SachsSecurities (Nominees) Limited; b) an interest in 21,241,760 shares arising from a beneficial interest heldby Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc.These shares are, or will be registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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