Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
14 May 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

     Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


     Fidelity International Limited


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

     Non-beneficial

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



                Chase Nominees Limited A/C FISL             4,831,642

                RBS Trust Bank A/C FPM                        689,801

                Nortrust Nominees Limited A/C FPM             217,200

                BT Globnet Nominees Ltd A/C FPM                34,800

                Citibank A/C FPM                               93,500

                Bank of New York Europe A/C FPM               422,037

                Bank of New York London A/C FPM               122,954

                Nortrust Nominees Limited FIL                 161,200

                RBS Trust Bank A/C FIL                        659,400

                Chase Nominees Limited A/C FIL                 78,000

                Bankers Trust A/C FIL                          69,400

                Citibank A/C FIL                               66,390

                Bank of New York Europe A/C FIL                71,400

                Northern Trust A/C FIL                        409,900

                Bank of New York London A/C FIL               848,000

        TOTAL                                               8,775,624 3.75%
                                                      

5) Number of shares/amount of stock held 8,775,624



6) Percentage of issued class 3.75%



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A



8) Percentage of issued class N/A



9) Class of security Ordinary 10p Shares



10) Date of transaction Not given



11) Date company informed 14 May 2003



12) Total holding following this notification 8,775,624




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.75%



14) Any additional information


        On behalf of various direct and indirect subsidiaries of Fidelity
        International Ltd and notifiable interests also comprise notifiable
        interest of Mr C Johnson 3rd, principal shareholder of Fidelity
        International Ltd.


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 14 May 2003




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