Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                
                                                                               
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Wincanton plc                      
issuer                                                                         
of existing shares to which voting rights                                      
are                                                                            
attached:                                                                      
                                                                               
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              Yes   
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which      No   
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting         
rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect    No   
to qualifying financial instruments                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                          No   
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                   No   
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to  Norges Bank                              
the                                                                            
notification obligation:                                                       
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)        N/A                                      
(if different from 3.):                                                        
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date   31 December 2012                         
on                                                                             
which the threshold is crossed or                                              
reached:                                                                       
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:     2 January 2013                           
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   Below 3%                                 
or                                                                             
reached:                                                                       


8. Notified details:                                                               
                                                                                   
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                
                                                                                   
Class/type   Situation previous     Resulting situation after the triggering       
of           to the triggering      transaction                                    
shares       transaction                                                           
                                                                                   
             Number     Number      Number    Number of voting   % of voting rights
if possible  of         of          of shares rights             x                 
using        Shares     Voting                                                     
the ISIN                Rights      Direct    Direct xi Indirect Direct    Indirect
CODE                                                    xii                        
                                                                                   
Ordinary     3,673,012  3,673,012   3,637,661 3,637,661          2.99%             
Shares of 10                                                                       
pence each                                                                         
                                                                                   
GB0030329360                                                                       
                                                                                   
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                
                                                                                   
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                               
                                                                                   
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/           Number of voting      % of voting 
instrument        date       Conversion Period   rights that may be    rights      
                                                 acquired if the                   
                                                 instrument is                     
                                                 exercised/ converted.             
                                                                                   
N/A               N/A        N/A                 N/A                   N/A         
                                                                                   
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial      
Instruments                                                                        
                                                                                   
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                               
                                                                                   
Type of       Exercise  Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting      % of voting    
financial     price     date       Conversion rights instrument     rights         
instrument                         period     refers to                            
                                                                                   
N/A           N/A       N/A        N/A        N/A                   Nominal   Delta
                                                                                   
                                                                    N/A       N/A  
                                                                                   
Total (A+B+C)                                                                      
                                                                                   
Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                                   
3,637,661                                2.99%                                     

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
N/A                                                                            
                                                                               
Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                     Norges Bank                  
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will     N/A                          
cease                                                                          
to hold:                                                                       
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A                          
voting rights:                                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
13. Additional information:            N/A                                     
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                      Steve Williams, Company Secretary       
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:          01249 710 000                           
                                                                               
16. Authorised by:                     Steve Williams, Company Secretary       
                                                                               
                                       07 January 2013