Director/PDMR Shareholding

Shanks Group PLC
09 November 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)        Name of company

SHANKS GROUP PLC

2)  Name of director

M C E Averill

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest

In respect of Holdings of Mr M Averill

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

N/A

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

 N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

Shares acquired following maturity of 2001 SAYE scheme

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


2,335

8)  Percentage of issued class

Negligible

9)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

Ordinary 10p Shares

12) Price per share

144.5 pence

13) Date of transaction

9 November 2006

14) Date company informed

9 November 2006

15) Total holding following this notification

75,813

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.03%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

N/A

23) Any additional information

N/A

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

P Kaye 01628 524523

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification    P KAYE Group Company Secretary

    Date of Notification...... 9 November 2006 ...........................



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