Holding in Company

Wincanton PLC
24 October 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     WINCANTON PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     Non-beneficial

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them

     Northern Trust Co          (GROUP)           2,867,493

     Northern Trust             (GTINV)             138,000

     Bankers Trust              (LICRF)             164,000

     Bankers Trust              (MOSER)             598,000

     Northern Trust Co          (PATCH)             308,000

     Mellon Trust                 (SBC)             327,250

     Northern Trust Co          (SIEBT)           5,664,225

     Daiwa Europe Bank          (SOLAR)             130,000

     Northern Trust Co          (TEXAS)             323,000

     Bank of Bermuda            (TRUST)             225,091

     Northern Trust Co          (VITAL)             243,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     Not stated

6)   Percentage of issued class

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     Not stated

8)   Percentage of issued class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary shares of 10p

10)  Date of transaction

     Not stated

11)  Date company informed

     24th October 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     10,988,059


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     9.58%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Maria Plummer, Compliance Officer - Silchester International Investors

     Limited. Tel: [phone]


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification



     Charles Phillips

     Secretary, Wincanton plc

     Date of notification:    24th October 2001