Holding in Company

Wincanton PLC
24 August 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     WINCANTON PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     M&G 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

     Chase Noms LT A/C 14914         506,973

     Chase Noms Ltd                   50,000

     Chase Noms Ltd A/C 14915         96,500

     Clydesdale BK Noms Ltd CHA    4,000,000

     Clydesdale BK Noms Ltd MGG    2,375,000

     Clydesdale BK Noms Ltd MGT        7,300

     Clydesdale BK Noms Ltd RIT      600,000

     How & Co (EUT)                  669,561

     Magim HSBC GIS Nom(UK)SALI       64,000

     Nortrust Noms Ltd                38,301

     PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK)PAC AC 3,373,270

     PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK)PHL AC   143,378

     PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK)PPL AC    55,799

     Roy Nominees 578079             200,000


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 10 pence

10)  Date of transaction

     Not stated

11)  Date company informed

     23rd August 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     12,180,082

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.61%

14)  Any additional information

     Address for the purposes of s210 of the Companies Act is Laurence
     Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Tom Dowler - Tel: [phone]

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



     Charles Phillips

     Secretary, Wincanton plc

     Date of notification 24th August 2001