Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
16 July 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

   Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


   AXA S.A.


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

   In respect of beneficial holding by AXA S.A. 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



        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 867815           942,720

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 867396         1,530,141

        HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 867372         4,481,519

        BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                      4,100

        AXA Belgium                                               278,000

        TOTAL                                             7,236,480 3.09%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD



6) Percentage of issued class 3.09%



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 16 July 2003



12) Total holding following this notification 7,236,480




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.09%



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 16 July 2003


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