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

Companies

Wincanton (WIN)
UK 100

Latest directors dealings