RNS Number:0759L Shanks Group PLC 14 May 2003

1) Name of company

Shanks Group plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Fidelity International Limited

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

Non-beneficial

1. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Chase Nominees Limited A/C FISL 4,831,642
RBS Trust Bank A/C FPM 689,801
Nortrust Nominees Limited A/C FPM 217,200
BT Globnet Nominees Ltd A/C FPM 34,800
Citibank A/C FPM 93,500
Bank of New York Europe A/C FPM 422,037
Bank of New York London A/C FPM 122,954
Nortrust Nominees Limited FIL 161,200
RBS Trust Bank A/C FIL 659,400
Chase Nominees Limited A/C FIL 78,000
Bankers Trust A/C FIL 69,400
Citibank A/C FIL 66,390
Bank of New York Europe A/C FIL 71,400
Northern Trust A/C FIL 409,900
Bank of New York London A/C FIL 848,000
TOTAL 8,775,624 3.75%

5) Number of shares/amount of stock held 8,775,624

6) Percentage of issued class 3.75%

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 Not given

11) Date company informed 14 May 2003

12) Total holding following this notification 8,775,624

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.75%

14) Any additional information

On behalf of various direct and indirect subsidiaries of Fidelity
International Ltd and notifiable interests also comprise notifiable
interest of Mr C Johnson 3rd, principal shareholder of Fidelity
International Ltd.

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 14 May 2003

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