Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
23 September 2002

                                  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

    M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE A/C                       80,232

    MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                       218,490

    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC A/C                  6,660,800


             PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL A/C                  1,000,160

             PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL A/C                     50,000

             ROY NOMINEES 578079 A/C                            230,579

        ROY NOMINEES 578052 A/C                                 121,374

        ROY NOMINEES 578060 A/C                                 169,318

        ROY NOMINEES 578141 A/C                                 269,478

        ROY NOMINEES 578192 A/C                                 578,180





        TOTAL                                         9,378,611 4.00%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD



6) Percentage of issued class 4.00%



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 20 September 2002



12) Total holding following this notification 9,378,611




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.00%



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 23 September 2002




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