RNS Number:8395H
Wincanton PLC
21 February 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

     WINCANTON PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Legal & General Investment Management 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

      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 887711 -   495,584

      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 775245 -   530,652

      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 357206 - 2,637,594

      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 747381 -   227,980

      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 866203 -   168,285

      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 754612 -   425,000

      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 360509 -   101,540


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     Not stated

6)   Percentage of issued class

     n/a

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     Not stated

8)   Percentage of issued class

     n/a

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary 10 pence

10)  Date of transaction

     Not stated

11)  Date company informed

     21st February 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,586,635

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.99%

Based on issued share capital of 114,781,227

14)  Any additional information

     None

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Michelle Lawrence - Tel: 0207 528 6701

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



     Charles Phillips

     Secretary, Wincanton plc

     Date of notification 21st February 2003





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