Holding(s) in Company

Wincanton PLC
18 October 2004

                                  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

      Bank of New York London FIL                       591,600
      JP Morgan FIL                                     734,500
      JP Morgan FISL                                  2,107,663


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

     15th October 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,433,763

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.99%
     (Based on 114,700,000 shares in issue)

14)  Any additional information

     Change in holding since last filing: (1,065,000) ordinary shares

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Amanda Phillips at 01737 837092 (fax: [phone])

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

     Date of notification 18th October 2004


     Charles Phillips
     Secretary, Wincanton plc
     Tel(dir) 01963 828405




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