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                                   |Standard Life Investments Ltd          |
|notification obligation:              |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s)        |Vidacos Nominees                       |
|(if different from 3.):               |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction and date on|                                       |
|which the threshold is crossed or     |16 July 2010                           |
|reached:                              |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified:     |19 July 2010                           |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|7%                                     |
|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    |8,588,057|8,588,057  |8,411,299|2,444,353|5,966,946|2.014%|4.916%  |
|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                 |
+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|8,411,299                          |6.929%                                      |
+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|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:                    |N/A                     |
+-------------------------------------------------+------------------------+
|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           |
|                             |20 July 2010                                |
+-----------------------------+--------------------------------------------+



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