Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
22 June 2004


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

5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD

6) Percentage of issued class Below 3.00%

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 22 June 2004

12) Total holding following this notification Below 3.00%

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Below 3.00%

14) Any additional information

Prudential plc and all of its subsidiary companies no longer have a notifiable interest.

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 22 June 2004




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