4th Oct 2005 10:57
Ashtead Group plc3rd October 2005 ASHTEAD GROUP PLC Ordinary Shares of 10p Ashtead Group plc ("Ashtead") announces that it has been advised by Third PointLLC that it has an interest in 16,000,000 (or 3.98%) of its shares.The registered holders of the above shares are:Registered Holder Number of Shares Class of Share Goldman Sachs International 15,069,600 Ordinary Bear Sterns Securities Corp. 930,400 Ordinary Ashtead has been further advised by Daniel S Loeb that he has an interest inthe above shares by virtue of his control of Third Point LLC.ENDASHTEAD GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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