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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) | +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+   | +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | | |issuer |Wincanton plc | |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 | | |may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | No | |voting rights are attached | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+ |An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic | No | |effect 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 | | |the |F&C Asset Management plc | |notification obligation: | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) |See box 9 below | | (if different from 3.): | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction and date on| | |which the threshold is crossed or |30 June 2010 | |reached: | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: |1 July 2010 | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|5% | |reached: | | +-----------------------+--------------+-------+----------------------+--------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | +-------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------+ |Class/type of|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |shares |to the triggering |transaction | | |transaction | | |if possible +---------+-----------+---------+----------------+---------------+ |using |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting|% of  voting | |the ISIN CODE|of |of |of shares|rights |rights (x) | | | ares |Vo ing +---------+------+---------+------+--------+ | | |Rights |  |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect| | | | | |(xi) |(xii) | | | +-------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+---------+------+--------+ |Ordinary | | | | | | | | |Shares of 10 | | | | | | | | |pence each |6,069,819|6,069,819 |6,036,513|- |6,036,513|- |4.97% | +-------------+ | | | | | | | |GB0030329360 | | | | | | | | +-------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+---------+------+--------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +---------------+----------+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |date |Conversion Period |rights that may |rights | |instrument | | |be | | | | | |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 |  | | | | | |  | | +--------------+--------+----------+----------+-----------------+-------+------+ | | | | | |Nominal|Delta | |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A |N/A +-------+------+ | | | | | |N/A |N/A | +--------------+--------+----------+----------+-----------------+-------+------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B+C) | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | +------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |6,036,513 |4.97% | +-------------+++-------+--+-------+++--------++-----+---------+++----+-+------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the| |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |F&C Asset Management plc: | |  | |Client No. of voting % of total Registration name | | rights voting rights | | | |No underlying client 6,036,513 4.97 Chase Nominees | |holds over 3% Limited | |   | |  | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Proxy Voting: | +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |10. Name of the proxy holder: |F&C Asset Management plc | +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |11. Number of voting rights proxy | | |holder will cease |N/A | |to hold: | | +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ |12. Date on which proxy holder will | | |cease to hold |N/A | |voting rights: | | +---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | | | |13. Additional |N/A | |information: | | +-------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ |14. Contact name: |Steve Williams, Company Secretary | +-------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone |01249 710 000 | |number: | | +-------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ |16. Authorised by: |Steve Williams, Company Secretary | | |2 July 2010 | +-------------------------+-------------+--------------------------------------+ [HUG#1429248] This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. 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