Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0713W

Shanks Group PLC

24 January 2012

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Shanks Group Gbp0.1
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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		X
Other (please specify):___________________________________________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Royal London Asset Management
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	-
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	20 Jan 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	23 Jan 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0007995243	19,789,666	4.9867%	19,868,485	19,868,485	n/a	5.0066%	n/a

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

19,868,485

5.0066%

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 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