Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
04 February 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

     Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


     Legal & General Investment Management 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

     On behalf of funds owned by Legal & General Investment Management Ltd

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




        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 775245          1,163,000

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 360509           230,345
        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 357206          5,730,560

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 130007           101,502

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 363605           38,400

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 866203           317,600

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 916681           12,200

        TOTAL                                             7,593,607 3.24%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Held



6) Percentage of issued class N/A



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 3 February 2002



11) Date company informed 3 February 2002



12) Total holding following this notification 7,593,607




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.24%



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 4 February 2003




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