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

     The Prudential Assurance Company 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



     Magim HSBC GIS Nom(UK)SALI       64,000

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

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


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

     3,493,069

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.04%

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