Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
05 August 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

   Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


   Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd.


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 Lloyds TSB Group plc, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Scottish Widows
Group Ltd which are all companies within the Lloyds TSB Group of Companies


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

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBY2                    1,726,348

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W32L                     381,309

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W33H                    1,198,241

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBJ2                    1,368,749

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W318                     27,521

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBY4                     886,163

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBK6                     872,998

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W39N                     299,547

        State Street Nominees Ltd A/C W39F                    3,928,234

        TOTAL                                         10,689,110 4.57%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD

6) Percentage of issued class 4.57%

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 N/A

11) Date company informed 5 August 2003

12) Total holding following this notification 10,689,110


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.57%

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 August 2003

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