Holding in Company-Replace

Shanks Group PLC
17 June 2005

  Further to yesterday's announcement, the figure of 10,804,636 in section 14
       should have read 9,149,600. An amended Schedule 10 is given below.

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

                                  (Amendment)



1) Name of company

     Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


     J O Hambro Capital 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 J O Hambro Capital Management Group, parent company of J O
Hambro Capital Management Limited


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

        J O Hambro Capital Management Limited


5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD

9,149,600

6) Percentage of issued class 3.91%

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 N/A

11) Date company informed 15 June 2005

12) Total holding following this notification 9,149,600

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.91%

14) Any additional information

Please note that the total holding of 9,149,600 shares in which all parties are
interested includes a non-material interest for the purposes of Section 199 2A
Companies Act 1985. JOHCM OEIC Managers LLP, is interested in 2,213,393 Ordinary
shares, as investment manager of undertakings for collective investments in
transferable securities.


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 17 June 2005



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