Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
02 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

     Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


     FMR Corp. and Fidelity International 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

     Non-beneficial

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



                Chase Nominees Limited A/C FMRCO                889,600

                State Street Nominees Limited A/C FMRCO           237,600

                Chase Nominees Limited A/C FISL               6,617,487

                RBS Trust Bank A/C FPM                         1,086,501

                Nortrust Nominees Limited A/C FPM                273,800

                BT Globnet Nominees Ltd A/C FPM                88,300

                Citibank A/C FPM                               166,100

                Bank of New York Europe A/C FPM                447,037

                Bank of New York London A/C FPM                186,954

                Nortrust Nominees Limited FIL                     240,900

                RBS Trust Bank A/C FIL                          997,600

                Chase Nominees Limited A/C FIL                110,200

                Bankers Trust A/C FIL                          169,900

                Citibank A/C FIL                               133,490

                Bank of New York Europe A/C FIL                130,600

                Northern Trust A/C FIL                          924,100
                Bank of New York London A/C FIL               1,282,900

        TOTAL                                         13,983,069 5.97%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock held 13,983,069



6) Percentage of issued class 5.97%



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 Not given



11) Date company informed 1 October 2002



12) Total holding following this notification 13,983,069




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.97%



14) Any additional information


        On behalf of various direct and indirect subsidiaries of FMR Corp. and
        Fidelity International Ltd and notifiable interests also comprise
        notifiable interest of Mr C Johnson 3rd, principal shareholder of FMR
        Corp. and Fidelity International Ltd.


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 2 October 2002




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