Holding(s) in Company

WINCANTON PLC - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Wincanton plc

2. Reason for notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See
Section 9 for further information.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

10/10/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13/10/2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If    Situation previous to the triggering transaction    
possible use ISIN CODE                                                         
                                                                               
                           Number of shares          Number of voting Rights   
                                                                               
Ordinary Shares of 10      6,060,888                 6,060,888                 
pence each: GB0030329360                                                       

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of       Number of shares Number of voting rights  % of voting      
shares If possible                                            rights           
use ISIN CODE                                                                  
                                                                               
                    Direct           Direct    Indirect       Direct   Indirect
                                                                               
Ordinary Shares of  0                0         6,110,888      0%       5.034%  
10 pence each:                                                                 
GB0030329360                                                                   

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of    Expiration date Exercise/         Number of voting    % of voting   
financial                  conversion period rights that may be  rights        
instrument                 /date             acquired (if the                  
                                             instrument                        
                                             exercised /                       
                                             converted)                        
                                                                               
N/A        N/A             N/A               N/A                 N/A           

Total (A+B)

Number of voting       % of voting rights   
rights                                      
                                            
6,110,888              5.034%               

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund
Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers
Limited. Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of:

1. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:
0.167%)

2. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:
0.00%)

3. Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund (voting rights held in this issuer:
4.867%)

Please see Section 13 for further information.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

See Comment in Section 13.

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

See Comment in Section 13.

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

See Comment in Section 13.

13. Additional information:

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a
standing proxy contained in agreements for the provision of voting services to
various underlying clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h), which includes all
the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme.

Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing
proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying
clients for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h).

Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited hold the voting rights as General Partner
under a standing proxy contained in limited partnership agreements with various
limited partnerships for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h).

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the
purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).

This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the
ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).

14. Contact name:

Steve Williams, Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01249 710 000

16. AUTHORISED BY:

Charles Phillips, Company Secretary

13 October 2008