Director Shareholding

Shanks Group PLC
21 January 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11
          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


 1.   Name of company              2.  Name of director                   

      Shanks Group plc                 R C Biffa                          

 3.   Please state whether         4.  Name of the registered holder(s)   
      notification indicates that      and, if more than one holder, the  
      it is in respect of holding      number of shares held by each of   
      of the shareholder named in      them (if notified)                 
      2 above or in respect of a                                          
      non-beneficial interest or       BDS Nominees Ltd                   
      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 an                                                 
      non-beneficial interest                                             

      In respect of holding named                                         
      in 2 above                                                          

 5.   Please state whether         6.  Please state the nature of the     
      notification relates to a        transaction. For PEP transactions  
      person(s) connected with the     please indicate whether general/   
      director named in 2 above        single                             
      and identify the connected       co PEP and if discretionary/non    
      person(s)                        discretionary /non discretionary   

      N/A                              Automatic re-investment of income  
                                       by PEP manager in General PEP      

 7.   Number of     8.  Percentage 9.  Number of shares/   10. Percentage 
      shares/amount     of issued      amount of stock         of issued  
      of stock          class          disposed                class      
      acquired                                                        

      140               Minimal        N/A                     N/A               
                                                                       

 11. Class of     12. Price per   13.   Date of          14.  Date        
     security         share             transaction           company     
                                                              informed    

     Ordinary 10p     121.25p           20/01/2004            21/01/2004  
     shares                                                   

 15.  Total holding following this 16.   Total percentage holding of      
      notification                       issued class following this      
      9,174,647                          notification                     
                                         3.92%                            

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

 17.  Date of grant                18. Period during which or date on     
                                       which exercisable                  

 19.  Total amount paid (if any)   20. Description of shares or           
      for grant of the option          debentures involved: class, number 
                                                                          

 21.  Exercise price (if fixed at  22. Total number of shares or          
      time of grant) or indication     debentures over which options held 
      that price is to be fixed at     following this notification        
      time of exercise                                                    

 23.  Any additional information   24. Name of contact and telephone      
                                       number for queries                 
                                       P Kaye 01628 524523                

 25.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for   
      making this notification                                            
      P Kaye Group company secretary                                      

 Date of notification 21 January 2004                                     



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