Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
06 June 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

      Shanks Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

      AXA S.A.

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

      In respect of beneficial holding by AXA S.A. 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


      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 867815       400,000
      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 867396       2,200,000
      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 867372       4,350,000
      BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                8,000
      AXA Rosenberg                                         522,115

      TOTAL                                                 7,480,115   3.19%

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock     HELD

      7,480,115

6)   Percentage of issued class  3.19%



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 5 June 2006



12)  Total holding following this notification  3.19%




13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.19%



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 6 June 2006





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