Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
25 April 2008


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of         Shanks Group Plc Ord 10p
existing 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 notification    Artemis Investment Management Ltd
obligation:
                                                     
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from    Artemis Income
3):                                                  BBC Pension Trust
                                                     Institutional Equity Income
                                                     L&G (Barclays) Income 1
                                                     L&G (Barclays) Income 2
                                                     City of London Cash
                                                     P&O Pension
                                                     City of London Pension
                                                     MT Income
                                                     First UK Bus
                                                     SAUL
                                                     BHS Pension Scheme
                                                     BHS Senior Management
                                                     HSBC UK Equity Income
                                                     Hampstead Heath (COL)
                                                     Charities Pool (COL)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the        23rd April 2008
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                     
6. Date on which issuer notified:                    24th April 2008
                                                     
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:      4%




8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous to the     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         triggering transaction
               Number of      Number of      Number of     Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting
If possible    shares         voting rights  shares                                  rights
use ISIN code

                                                           Direct        Indirect    Direct      Indirect

GB0007995243  11,005,364.00  11,005,364.00  10,337,324    10,337,324                4.38%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights

10,337,324                                           4.38%




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



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:                                      Alistair Fleming


15. Contact telephone name:                           0131 718 0411


Shanks Group Plc contact                              Philip Griffin-Smith 01628 554933




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