Holding in Company

Wincanton PLC
29 May 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     WINCANTON PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS 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

     NON-BENEFICIAL

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

     NORTHERN TRUST CO    - 3,458,900

     NORTHERN TRUST       -   174,250

     BANKERS TRUST        -   225,250

     BANKERS TRUST        -   776,225

     NORTHERN TRUST CO    -   389,423

     MELLON TRUST         -   349,250

     NORTHERN TRUST CO    - 6,780,435

     DAIWA EUROPE BANK    -   165,150

     NORTHERN TRUST CO    -   385,825

     BANK OF BERMUDA      -   242,091

     NORTHERN TRUST CO    -   284,480

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     NOT NOTIFIED

6)   Percentage of issued class

     NOT NOTIFIED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT NOTIFIED

8)   Percentage of issued class

     NOT NOTIFIED

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

     29TH MAY 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     13,231,279


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     11.54%

14)  Any additional information

     NONE

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LIMITED - TEL [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification
     CHARLES PHILLIPS, SECRETARY
     Date of notification 29TH MAY....2001.....