Holding(s) in Company

Shanks Group PLC
31 March 2008


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing             Shanks Group Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
02. 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 the notification               Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):            Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
                                                                       Management) Limited (PMC)


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is               27 March 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            28 March 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                           From 14% -13% (L&G)


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the Triggering
               transaction
 if possible   Number of   Number of   Number of     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                       Rights                    Direct       Indirect    Direct       Indirect
ORD            33,322,119  33,322,119  33,065,493    33,065,493               13.96

GBP0.10


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



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
                    33,065,493                                             13.96








9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (41,705,994 -17.60%
= Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct
and Indirect)  (41,705,994 - 17.60% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (41,705,994
- 17.60% = Total Position)
                  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (33,065,493 - 13.96 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (9,733,755 - 4.10 % = PMC)                   (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(9,733,755 - 4.10 % = PMC)
                                                               Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)


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


        13. Additional information:               Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                                       236,858,379
14. Contact name:                                                   Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:                                         020 3124 3851

Carolyn Gibson

Company Secretary

Shanks Group plc

01628 554920






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