Holding(s) in Company

Wincanton PLC
03 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     Wincanton plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Standard Life Investments Limited

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

     Not stated

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

     Stanlife Nominees Limited

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued class

     Not stated

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     298,096 shares

8)   Percentage of issued class

     Less than 3%

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary 10p shares

10)  Date of transaction

     01 September 2003

11)  Date company informed

     03 September 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,198,936

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     Less than 3%

14)  Any additional information

     Shares held on behalf of Standard Life Group

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Data Control, Standard Life Investments

     Tel: [phone]

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



     Charles Phillips

     Secretary, Wincanton plc

     Tel: [phone]

     Date of notification 03 September 2003


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