Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
5 July 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

     Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


     Aviva plc (formerly CGNU plc)


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

     On behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited a subsidiary of Aviva plc


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

        BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                    2,270,251

        Chase G A Group Nominees Ltd                      2,737,660

        CUIM Nominee Ltd                                  1,886,787

        RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                  108,633

        TOTAL                                             7,003,331 2.99%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD



6) Percentage of issued class 2.99%



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 50,000



8) Percentage of issued class N/A



9) Class of security Ordinary 10p Shares



10) Date of transaction 3 July 2002



11) Date company informed 5 July 2002



12) Total holding following this notification 7,003,331




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.99%



14) Any additional information


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     P Kaye 01628 524523



16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification P Kaye

Date of notification 5 July 2002



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