Director Shareholding

Shanks Group PLC
1 November 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

SHANKS GROUP PLC

2) Name of director

J R Meredith

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 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Notification in respect of Mr J R Meredith's spouse

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

Mrs J V Meredith     3,000 Ordinary 10p Shares

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)



6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Shares already held by spouse on appointment as director

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

Number of shares held 3,000

8) Percentage of issued class

Minimal (0.001%)

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

-

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

Ordinary 10p Shares

12) Price per share

N/A

13) Date of transaction

N/A

14) Date company informed

N/A

15) Total holding following this notification

3,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Minimal (0.001%)

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

13.07.92     01.08.96     12.03.97     08.06.98     02.06.99     05.06.00

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

14.07.95-     02.08.99-     13.03.00-     09.06.01-     03.06.02- 06.06.03-

13.07.02     01.08.03     12.03.04     08.06.05     02.06.06     05.06.07

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

None

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

10,000     60,000     60,000     75,000     75,000     75000  Ord 10p shares

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

205p          110p          135p          199p          233.5p     180p

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

355,000

23) Any additional information

Notification of shares and options held on appointment as director

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

P Kaye Group Company Secretary

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification     P KAYE Group Company Secretary

Date of Notification...1 November 2000...............................