Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
14 November 2007


TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing  Shanks Group Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                     Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification           Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):          Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
                                                                Management) Limited (PMC)

                                                                Legal & General Assurance Society
                                                                Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is  12 November 2007
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                               14 November 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                 From 12% -13% (L&G)


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the Triggering
               transaction

 if possible   Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                       Rights      Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect


ORD            28,354,434  28,354,434  31,146,613   31,146,613                13.15
GBP0.10




B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.





Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights


    31,146,613                                             13.15


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (40,648,682 -17.17% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  (40,648,682 -17.17%= Total      
                                                                                         Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (40,648,682 -17.17%= Total Position)

                  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (31,146,613 - 13.15 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (9,207,838  - 3.88 % = PMC)                  (LGIH) (21,938,775 - 9.26 % = LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(9,207,838  - 3.88 % = PMC)                                    (21,938,775 - 9.26 % = LGAS & LGPL)

                                                               Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)




Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                       N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                        N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                    N/A


13. Additional information:               Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                          236,741,855

14. Contact name:                         Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:             020 3124 3851

Carolyn Gibson

Shanks Group plc

Tel: [phone]



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