Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
10 October 2006

                                  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 Ltd A/C 357206            5,568,471
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 360509              360,445
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 361602              149,700
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 770286            1,015,700
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 775237              558,700
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 775245              684,045
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 866203              438,185
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 914945               85,813
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 916681               12,200
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 969995              540,513
     HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 999392               37,182

     TOTAL                                                 9,450,954  4.02%

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   10 October 2006


11)  Date company informed 10 October 2006


12)  Total holding following this notification 9,450,954


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.02%


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 10 October 2006



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