Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
4 February 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

     Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


     CGNU 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 Morley Fund Management Limited a subsidiary of CGNU plc


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

        BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                    3,398,627

             Chase G A Group Nominees Ltd                 3,556,153

             CUIM Nominee Ltd                             2,273,387

             RBSTB Nominees Ltd                             108,633

        TOTAL                                             9,236,800 3.96%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD



6) Percentage of issued class 3.96%



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 30 January 2002



11) Date company informed 1 February 2002



12) Total holding following this notification 9,236,800




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.96%



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 February 2002





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