Holding(s) in Company

WINCANTON PLC - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:

Wincanton plc

2. Reason for notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Standard Life Investments Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Vidacos Nominees

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

3 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 February 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares


+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Class/type of shares If    | Situation previous to the triggering |
| possible use ISIN CODE     | transaction                          |
|----------------------------+--------------------------------------|
|                            | Number of shares  | Number of voting |
|                            |                   | Rights           |
|----------------------------+-------------------+------------------|
| Ordinary Shares of 10      | 8,202,595         | 8,202,595        |
| pence each: GB0030329360   |                   |                  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type of    |Number of|Number of voting rights|% of voting rights|
|shares If        |shares   |                       |                  |
|possible use ISIN|         |                       |                  |
|CODE             |         |                       |                  |
|-----------------+---------+-----------------------+------------------|
|                 |         |Direct     |Indirect   |Direct  |Indirect |
|-----------------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------+---------|
|Ordinary Shares  |9,558,502|2,038,455  |7,520,047  |1.679%  |6.195%   |
|of 10 pence each:|         |           |           |        |         |
|GB0030329360     |         |           |           |        |         |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Type of   |Expiration|Exercise/conversion|Number of voting    |% of  |
|financial |date      |period/date        |rights that may be  |voting|
|instrument|          |                   |acquired (if the    |rights|
|          |          |                   |instrument exercised|      |
|          |          |                   |/ converted)        |      |
|----------+----------+-------------------+--------------------+------|
|N/A       |N/A       |N/A                |N/A                 |N/A   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+


Total (A+B)


+----------------------------------------------+
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|-------------------------+--------------------|
| 9,558,502               | 7.875%             |
+----------------------------------------------+



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Steve Williams, Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01249 710 000

16.  AUTHORISED BY:

Charles Phillips, Company Secretary
04 February 2009

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