Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
07 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            1,731,402

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              479,427

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              440,627

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942175              696,270

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942187              699,487

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942199              702,804

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942205              700,593

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942217              701,698

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 942229              696,872

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 969995              648,091

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/C 999392               37,182


TOTAL                                                 16,954,352  7.22%


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   6 November 2006



11)  Date company informed 6 November 2006



12)  Total holding following this notification 16,954,352




13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.22%



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 7 November 2006



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