Holding in Company

Wincanton PLC
30 October 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     WINCANTON PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     2.1 FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

     2.2 EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3D

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

     Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited           4,158,538

     HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                 3,550,114

     Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited             455,300

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     Not stated

6)   Percentage of issued class

     Not stated

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     Not stated

8)   Percentage of issued class

     Not stated

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary 10p

10)  Date of transaction

     Not stated

11)  Date company informed

     29th October 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     8,163,952


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.12%

14)  Any additional information

     Change in holding since last filing: + 536,083 ordinary shares

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Patricia Bolen at [phone] (fax: [phone])

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

     Date of notification 30th October 2001



     Charles Phillips

     Secretary, Wincanton plc