Board Responsibility Change

Shanks Group PLC
07 March 2003



Company Announcement               7 March 2003



                                Shanks Group plc


The Board of waste management company Shanks Group plc today announces that Mr M
C E Averill, Group Chief Executive, will temporarily take over Mr J R Meredith's
responsibilities as Managing Director of Shanks Waste Services Limited. Mr J R
Meredith remains a director of Shanks Group plc.




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For further information contact:

Michael Averill, Group Chief Executive

or

John Shaughnessy, Group Head of Press & PR

Shanks Group plc

Tel No: 00 44 (0)1628 524523


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