Holding in Company

Wincanton PLC
20 August 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     Wincanton plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     2.1 Fidelity International Limited

     2.2 Edward C. Johnson 3d

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 holders

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

     4,560,145         Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited

     2,632,874         HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited

     75,950            MSS Nominees Limited

     358,900           Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     N/A

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 Shares of 10p


10)  Date of transaction

     Not Stated

11)  Date company informed

     20th August 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,627,869


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.65%

14)  Any additional information

     The notifiable interests include interests held on behalf of authorised
     unit trust schemes in the UK.


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Stephen P. Carr at [phone] or fax on [phone]

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



     Charles Phillips

     Secretary

     Date of notification - 20th August 2001