Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
21 August 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

Shanks Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest


Prudential plc


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 Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiaries


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE A/C                         80,232

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                         218,490

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC A/C                    6,427,193

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL A/C                    1,000,160

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL A/C                       50,000

ROY NOMINEES 578079 A/C                              230,579

ROY NOMINEES 578052 A/C                              121,374

ROY NOMINEES 578060 A/C                              169,318

ROY NOMINEES 578141 A/C                              269,478

ROY NOMINEES 578192 A/C                              578,180

TOTAL                                              9,145,004      3.90%


5) Number of shares/amount of stock      HELD



6) Percentage of issued class 3.90%



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 N/A



11) Date company informed 20 August 2002



12) Total holding following this notification 9,145,004




13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.90%



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 21 August 2002




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