Director Shareholding

Shanks Group PLC
17 May 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

    SHANKS GROUP PLC

    2) Name of director

    F A N Welham

    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

    N/A

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

    N/A

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

    N/A

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

    Purchase of shares

    7) Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired


    N/A

    8) Percentage of issued class

    N/A

    9) Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    N/A

    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

    None

    16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    N/A

    Options held on 16/05/05 the date of appointment as director

    17) Date of grant

    8/6/98     2/6/99 5/6/00 4/6/01 30/7/02 2/6/03 2/8/04

    18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    9/6/01- 3/6/02- 6/6/03- 5/6/04- 31/7/05- 3/6/06- 3/8/07-

    8/6/05 2/6/06 5/6/07 4/6/08 30/7/12 2/6/13 2/8/14


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

    Nil


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

    15,000 15,000 20,000 20,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 Ordinary 10p shares

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

    199.0p 233.5p 180.0p 176.5p 145.0p 101.5p 115.0p

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

    145,000

    23) Any additional information

    Notification of any shareholdings/option holdings on appointment as director

    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...... 17 May 2005 ...........................



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