Holding(s) in Company

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                               |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying   |                               |
|issuer                                        |Wincanton plc                  |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are |                               |
|attached:                                     |                               |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          |  Yes   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which |        |
|may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which      |   No   |
|voting rights are attached                                           |        |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic      |   No   |
|effect to qualifying financial instruments                           |        |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                     |   No   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|Other (please specify):                                              |   No   |
+--------------------------------------+------------------------------+--------+
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to  |                                       |
|the                                   |Norges Bank                            |
|notification obligation:              |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s)        |N/A                                    |
|(if different from 3.):               |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction and date on|                                       |
|which the threshold is crossed or     |13 July 2010                           |
|reached:                              |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified:     |14 July 2010                           |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|3%                                     |
|reached:                              |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8. Notified details:                                                           |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            |
+------------+---------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Class/type  |Situation previous   |Resulting situation after the triggering    |
|of          |to the triggering    |transaction                                 |
|shares      |transaction          |                                            |
|            +---------+-----------+---------+------------------+---------------+
|if possible |Number   |Number     |Number   |Number of voting  |% of  voting   |
|using       |of       |of         |of shares|rights            |rights x       |
|the ISIN    |  ares   |Vo ing     +---------+---------+--------+------+--------+
|CODE        |         |Rights     |         |Direct xi|Indirect|Direct|Indirect|
|            |         |           |         |         |xii     |      |        |
+------------+---------+-----------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+
|Ordinary    |         |           |         |         |        |      |        |
|Shares of   |         |           |         |         |        |      |        |
|10 pence    |3,042,106|3,042,106  |3,983,895|3,983,895|N/A     |3.28% |N/A     |
|each        |         |           |         |         |        |      |        |
|            |         |           |         |         |        |      |        |
|GB0030329360|         |           |         |         |        |      |        |
+------------+---------+-----------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                            |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           |
+--------------+----------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------+
|Type of       |Expiration|Exercise/          |Number of voting   |% of voting  |
|financial     |date      |Conversion Period  |rights that may be |rights       |
|instrument    |          |                   |acquired if the    |             |
|              |          |                   |instrument is      |             |
|              |          |                   |exercised/         |             |
|              |          |                   |converted.         |             |
+--------------+----------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------+
|N/A           |N/A       |N/A                |N/A                |N/A          |
+--------------+----------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial  |
|Instruments                                                                    |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           |
+-------------+--------+----------+----------+-------------------+--------------+
|Type of      |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting   |% of voting   |
|financial    |price   |date      |Conversion|rights instrument  |rights        |
|instrument   |        |          |period    |refers to          |              |
|             |        |          |          |                   |              |
+-------------+--------+----------+----------+-------------------+-------+------+
|             |        |          |          |                   |Nominal|Delta |
|N/A          |N/A     |N/A       |N/A       |N/A                +-------+------+
|             |        |          |          |                   |N/A    |N/A   |
+-------------+--------+----------+----------+-------------------+-------+------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C)                                                                  |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights            |Percentage of voting rights                |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|3,983,895                          |3.28%                                      |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|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 the proxy holder:                    |Norges Bank             |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will    |                        |
|cease                                            |N/A                     |
|to hold:                                         |                        |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold|N/A                     |
|voting rights:                                   |                        |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+

+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|                             |                                            |
|13. Additional information:  |N/A                                         |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|14. Contact name:            |Steve Williams, Company Secretary           |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone number:|01249 710 000                               |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|16. Authorised by:           |Steve Williams, Company Secretary           |
|                             |15 July 2010                                |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+



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