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:

Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund

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

N/A

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

2 June 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 June 2009

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

4%

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      | 6,075,733         | 6,075,733        |
| pence each: GB0030329360   |                   |                  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type of shares |Number of|Number of voting  |% of voting rights|
|If possible use ISIN |shares   |rights            |                  |
|CODE                 |         |                  |                  |
|---------------------+---------+------------------+------------------|
|                     |Direct   |Direct   |Indirect|Direct  |Indirect |
|---------------------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---------|
|Ordinary Shares of 10|5,525,733|5,525,733|N/A     |4.552%  |N/A      |
|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 |
|-------------------------+--------------------|
| 5,525,733               | 4.552%             |
+----------------------------------------------+



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

N/A

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:

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entity are disclosed
pursuant to DTR 5.1.2.

This disclosure is made by Hermes Investment Management Limited as
agent on behalf of Hermes Specialist UK Focus Fund.

14. Contact name:

Steve Williams, Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01249 710 000

16.  AUTHORISED BY:

Charles Phillips, Company Secretary

04 June 2009

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