Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
28 January 2003

                                  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                         92,596
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                         273,326
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC A/C                    6,660,800
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL A/C                      665,475
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL A/C                       50,000
ROY NOMINEES 578079 A/C                              278,774
ROY NOMINEES 578052 A/C                              163,328
ROY NOMINEES 578060 A/C                              169,318
ROY NOMINEES 578141 A/C                              299,949
ROY NOMINEES 578192 A/C                              648,930

TOTAL                                              9,302,496      3.97%

5) Number of shares/amount of stock HELD



6) Percentage of issued class 3.97%



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 N/A



11) Date company informed 28 January 2003



12) Total holding following this notification 9,302,496



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.97%



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 28 January 2003


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