Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                      
                                                                                                     
1. Identity of the issuer or the                  Wincanton plc                                      
underlying issuer                                                                                    
of existing shares to which voting                                                                   
rights are                                                                                           
attached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                     
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                            
                                                                                                     
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          Yes             
                                                                                                     
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which                 No              
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which                                      
voting rights are attached                                                                           
                                                                                                     
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic                      No              
effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                           
                                                                                                     
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                     No              
                                                                                                     
Other (please                                                                        No              
specify):                                                                                            
                                                                                                     
3. Full name of person(s) subject           Standard Life Investments Ltd                            
to the                                                                                               
notification obligation:                                                                             
                                                                                                     
4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Vidacos Nominees                                         
(if different from 3.):                                                                              
                                                                                                     
5. Date of the transaction and              01 August 2012                                           
date on                                                                                              
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                    
reached:                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
6. Date on which issuer notified:           02 August 2012                                           
                                                                                                     
7. Threshold(s) that is/are                 10%                                                      
crossed or                                                                                           
reached:                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
8. Notified details:                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                  
                                                                                                     
Class/type   Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering                  
of           to the triggering             transaction                                               
shares       transaction                                                                             
                                                                                                     
             Number      Number            Number     Number of voting     % of voting rights        
if possible  of          of                of shares  rights               x                         
using        Shares      Voting                                                                      
the ISIN                 Rights                       Direct xi  Indirect  Direct            Indirect
CODE                                                             xii                                 
                                                                                                     
Ordinary     12,321,433  12,321,433        11,796,433 2,662,083  9,134,350 2.187%            7.503%  
Shares of 10                                                                                         
pence each                                                                                           
                                                                                                     
GB0030329360                                                                                         
                                                                                                     
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                  
                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                     
Type of financial  Expiration  Exercise/                   Number of voting             % of voting  
instrument                     Conversion Period           rights that may be           rights       
                   date                                    acquired if the                           
                                                           instrument is                             
                                                           exercised/ converted.                     
                                                                                                     
N/A                N/A         N/A                         N/A                          N/A          
                                                                                                     
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                        
Instruments                                                                                          
                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                     
Type of         Exercise Expiration  Exercise/        Number of voting         % of voting           
financial       price    date        Conversion       rights instrument        rights                
instrument                           period           refers to                                      
                                                                                                     
N/A             N/A      N/A         N/A              N/A                      Nominal          Delta
                                                                                                     
                                                                               N/A              N/A  
                                                                                                     
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                     
Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights                           
                                                                                                     
11,796,433                                     9.689%                                                

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
N/A                                                                            
                                                                               
Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                     N/A                          
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will     N/A                          
cease                                                                          
to hold:                                                                       
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A                          
voting rights:                                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
13. Additional information:            N/A                                     
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                      Steve Williams, Company Secretary       
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:          01249 710 000                           
                                                                               
16. Authorised by:                     Steve Williams, Company Secretary       
                                                                               
                                       03 August 2012