Holding in Company

Shanks Group PLC
6 March 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

     Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


     Prudential plc


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 Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiaries


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

        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC A/C                   6,147,163

        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL A/C                     773,573

        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL A/C                      34,000

        ROY NOMINEES 578079 A/C                           1,056,421

        ROY NOMINEES 578192 A/C                           1,474,712

        TOTAL                                             9,485,869 4.06%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD



6) Percentage of issued class 4.06%



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 6 March 2001



11) Date company informed 6 March 2001



12) Total holding following this notification 9,485,869




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.03%



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 6 March 2001