Holding(s) in Company

Wincanton PLC
20 February 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Wincanton plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Barclays 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


Not stated



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


Registered Holder                                          Account Designation         Holding
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                                      481,901
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                                               1,058
Barclays Trust Co E99                                                                    6,967
BNP Paribas                                                                              6,040
BOISS Nominees Ltd                                                     4224361          67,895
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       16376          59,870
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       16530          29,851
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       20947         244,002
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       21359         160,984
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       28270          37,818
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       28270          38,947
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                                            4,063
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                            83,462
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                             6,848
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                           204,834
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  16331          42,151
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  16341          56,554
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  16341          62,427
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  16344          29,443
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  16345          54,311
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  16400         784,975
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  16480         497,101
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  16482         568,787
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  18409          73,921
Mellon Trust - US Custodian /                                                            9,785
Mellon Trust of New England                                                             11,621
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                                          13,629
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                                           3,639
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                                          15,362
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                                              23,588
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                                      15,963
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                                         862
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                                           7,904
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                                             400
State Street Trust of Canada                                                             4,615
The Northern Trust Company - U                                                           6,624
Total                                                                                3,718,202



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


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary 10 pence



10. Date of transaction


Not stated



11. Date company informed


20 February 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


3,718,202



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


Over 3%



14. Any additional information


None



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Geoff Smith, Barclays Corporate Secretariat

Tel: [phone]



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


Charles Phillips

Secretary, Wincanton plc



Date of notification


20 February 2006



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