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 notification:

       An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

            Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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

            19 September 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 September 2007

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

       From 3% - 4% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use   Situation previous to the triggering    
ISIN CODE                              transaction                             
                                                                               
                                       Number of shares Number of voting Rights
                                                                               
Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each:      4,714,501        4,714,501              
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares If possible                Number of voting   % of voting    
use ISIN CODE                                   rights             rights         
                                                                                  
                                   Number of    Direct    Indirect Direct Indirect
                                   shares                                         
                                                                                  
Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each:  5,210,514    5,210,514 N/A      4.33   N/A     
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B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may be   % of    
financial    date       conversion     acquired (if the instrument exercised voting  
instrument              period/date    / converted)                          rights  
                                                                                     
                                                                                     
N/A          N/A        N/A            N/A                                   N/A     
                                                                                     

Total (A+B)

Number of voting       % of voting      
rights                 rights           
                                        
5,210,514              4.33             
                                        

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,210,514 - 4.33% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

           

Legal & General Investment Management         Legal & General Insurance  
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)          Holdings Limited (Direct)  
(4,624,666 - 3.84% = PMC)                     (LGIH)                     
                                                                         
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions           Legal & General Assurance  
Management) Limited (PMC) (4,624,666 - 3.84%  Society Limited (LGAS &    
= PMC)                                        LGPL)                      
                                                                         
                                              Legal & General Pensions   
                                              Limited (Direct) (LGPL)    
                                                                         

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

       Notification using the total voting rights figure of 120,312,646

14. Contact name:

Steve Williams, Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01249 710 748

16.  AUTHORISED BY:

Charles Phillips, Company Secretary

01 October 2007