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                       No              
which 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           Legal & General Group Plc (`L&G')                        
to the                                                                                               
notification obligation:                                                                             
                                                                                                     
4. Full name of shareholder(s)              N/A                                                      
(if different from 3.):                                                                              
                                                                                                     
5. Date of the transaction and              18 September 2012                                        
date on                                                                                              
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                    
reached:                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
6. Date on which issuer notified:           20 September 2012                                        
                                                                                                     
7. Threshold(s) that is/are                 L&G (Below 3%)                                           
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                                                                             
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
if possible  Number      Number            Number      Number of voting    % of voting rights        
using        of          of                of shares   rights                                        
the ISIN     Shares      Voting                                                                      
CODE                     Rights                                                                      
                                                       Direct     Indirect Direct            Indirect
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Ordinary     4,829,448                     Below 3%                                                  
Shares of 10                                                                                         
pence each   (As on 05/08/2009)                                                                      
                                                                                                     
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                           
                                                                                                     
Below 3%                                                                                             

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)                  
                                                                         
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  
                                                                         
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)    
                                                                         
    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% =                     
    LGAS, LGPL & PMC)                                                        
                                                                         
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited                 
(Direct) (LGIMHD)                                                        
                                                                         
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)                      
(LGIH)                                                                   
                                                                         
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited                  
(PMC)                                                                    
                                                                         
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)                  
                                                                         
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)                         
                                                                         
Proxy Voting:                                                            
                                                                         
10. Name of the proxy holder:       N/A                                  
                                                                         
11. Number of voting rights proxy   N/A                                  
holder will cease                                                        
to hold:                                                                 
                                                                         
12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A                                  
cease to hold                                                            
voting rights:                                                           
                                                                         
                                                                         
13. Additional information: Notification using the total                 
                            voting rights figure of                      
14. Contact name:           121,747,293                   Steve Williams,
                                                          Company        
                                                          Secretary      
                                                                         
15. Contact telephone                                     01249 710 000  
number:                                                                  
                                                                         
16. Authorised by:                                        Steve Williams,
                                                          Company        
                                                          Secretary      
                                                                         
                                                          21 September   
                                                          2012