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 the notification:

Initial holding on implementation of Transparency Directive

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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC

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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd

Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd

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

20 January 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 January 2007

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

5%

8. Notified details:

N/A

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if    Situation previous to the Resulting situation after 
possible using the ISIN    Triggering transaction    the triggering transaction
CODE                                                                           
                                                                               
                           Number of shares          Number of voting Rights   
                                                                               
Ordinary Shares of 10      9,058,170                 9,058,170                 
pence each: GB0030329360                                                       

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of      Number of shares Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
shares if possible                                                             
using the ISIN                                                                 
CODE                                                                           
                                                                               
                   Direct           Direct    Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
                                                                               
Ordinary Shares of N/A              N/A       9,058,170      N/A      7.54%    
10 pence each:                                                                 
GB0030329360                                                                   

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of    Expiration Date Exercise/         Number of voting    % of voting   
financial                  Conversion Period rights that may be  rights        
instrument                 / Date            acquired if the                   
                                             instrument is                     
                                             exercised/                        
                                             converted.                        
                                                                               
N/A        N/A             N/A               N/A                 N/A           

Total (A+B)

Number of voting       % of voting rights   
rights                                      
                                            
9,058,170              7.54%                

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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC which is the holding company of the following:

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 4.20%

Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd 3.34%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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, Assistant Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01249 710 748

16. AUTHORISED BY:

Charles Phillips, Company Secretary

23 January 2007