Holding in Company

Shanks Group PLC
27 November 2000

                                 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 (UK)Ltd A/C 775245          2,512,500

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 360509           108,645
        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 866203           176,000

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 357206          4,042,180

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 130007           350,000

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 363605           103,000

        TOTAL                                             7,292,325 3.13%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 350,000



6) Percentage of issued class 0.15%



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 23 November 2000



11) Date company informed 27 November 2000



12) Total holding following this notification 7,292,325




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.13%



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 27 November 2000