Holding(s) in Company

Wincanton PLC
17 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     WINCANTON PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Prudential plc

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     Non-beneficial

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them

     PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK)PAC AC        3,287,500
     PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK)PHL AC         108,378
     PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK)PPL AC         125,499


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     Not stated

6)   Percentage of issued class

     n/a

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     Not stated

8)   Percentage of issued class

     n/a

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary 10 pence

10)  Date of transaction

     Not stated

11)  Date company informed

     17th April 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,521,377

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.06%

14)  Any additional information

     The following companies no longer have a notifiable interest in the

     Company:

             The Prudential Assurance Company Limited



     The Address for the purposes of s210 of the Companies Act is Laurence

     Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Tom Dowler, Prudential plc - Tel: [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

     Charles Phillips
     Secretary, Wincanton plc
     Date of notification 17th April 2002


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