Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
02 November 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company


     Shanks Group plc


2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest


     Legal & General Investment Management 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


     On behalf of funds owned by Legal & General Investment Management Ltd



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 Ltd A/C 282605              471,102
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 357206            5,599,011
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 360509              360,445
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 361602              199,400
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 766793              129,727
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 770286            1,309,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 775237              731,300
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 775245              684,045
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 866203              438,185
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 914945               85,813
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 916681               12,200
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 924422              119,227
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942175              188,470
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942187              189,387
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942199              190,304
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942205              189,693
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942217              189,998
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942229              188,672
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 969995              648,091
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 999392               37,182

TOTAL                                                 11,961,752  5.09%


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired   Held



6)   Percentage of issued class  N/A



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   2 November 2006



11)  Date company informed 2 November 2006



12)  Total holding following this notification 11,961,752




13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.09%



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 2 November 2006





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