Holding in Company

Shanks Group PLC
4 September 2001


                                 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 886603            300,000

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 775245          1,443,000

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 360509            128,645
        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 357206          4,361,543

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 130007            324,470

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Ltd A/C 363605             93,400

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

        TOTAL                                             6,827,058 2.93%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired None



6) Percentage of issued class N/A



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 269,500



8) Percentage of issued class 0.1%

9) Class of security Ordinary 10p Shares



10) Date of transaction 31 August 2001



11) Date company informed 3 September 2001



12) Total holding following this notification 6,827,058




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.93%



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 4 September 2001