Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
08 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               6,431,242

                RBS Trust Bank A/C FPM                          914,701

                Nortrust Nominees Limited A/C FPM               282,200

                BT Globnet Nominees Ltd A/C FPM                  49,800

                Citibank A/C FPM                                121,400

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

                Bank of New York London A/C FPM                 159,754

                Nortrust Nominees Limited FIL                   209,400

                RBS Trust Bank A/C FIL                          879,500

                Chase Nominees Limited A/C FIL                  101,300

                Bankers Trust A/C FIL                            99,400

                Citibank A/C FIL                                 86,190
                                                               
                Bank of New York Europe A/C FIL                  92,800

                Northern Trust A/C FIL                          532,500

                Bank of New York London A/C FIL               1,130,900

        TOTAL                                         11,513,124 4.92%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock held 11,513,124



6) Percentage of issued class 4.92%



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 8 May 2003



12) Total holding following this notification 11,513,124




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.92%



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 8 May 2003




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