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           Schroders plc                                             
to the                                                                                                
notification obligation:                                                                              
                                                                                                      
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                        
(if different from 3.):                                                                               
                                                                                                      
5. Date of the transaction and              22 November 2013                                          
date on                                                                                               
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                     
reached:                                                                                              
                                                                                                      
6. Date on which issuer notified:           25 November 2013                                          
                                                                                                      
7. Threshold(s) that is/are                 Above 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     Indirect   Direct            Indirect
CODE                                                  xi         xii                                  
                                                                                                      
Ordinary     6,184,385   6,184,385         12,284,595 N/A        12,284,595 N/A               10.09%  
Shares of 10                                                                                          
pence each                                                                                            
                                                                                                      
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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                            
                                                                                                      
12,284,595                                     10.09%                                                 


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
Cazenove Capital Management Limited - 12,284,595 - 10.09%                      
       
                                                                        
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:            The shares referred to in section 9 are 
                                       held in portfolios managed by those     
                                       firms on a discretionary basis for      
                                       clients under investment management     
                                       agreements.                             
                                                                               
                                       This disclosure is based on issue share 
                                       capital amount 121,747,293.             
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                      Steve Williams, Company Secretary       
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:          01249 710 000                           
                                                                               
16. Authorised by:                     Steve Williams, Company Secretary       
                                                                               
                                       26 November 2013