Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the Wincanton plcunderlying issuer of existing sharesto 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 Nowhich may result in the acquisition of shares already issued towhich voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic Noeffect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please Nospecify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject Schroders plcto the notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and 27 February 2014date on which the threshold iscrossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 February 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 11% - 12%crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof to the triggering transactionshares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsif possible of of of shares rights xusing Shares Votingthe ISIN Rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectCODE xi xiiOrdinary 14,086,106 14,086,106 14,969,856 N/A 14,969,856 N/A 12.296%Shares of 10pence each GB0030329360 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument Conversion Period rights that may be rights date 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 FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial price date Conversion rights instrument rightsinstrument period refers toN/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 rights14,969,856 12.296% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Cazenove Capital Management Limited - 14,960,979 - 12.289% Schroders Investment Management North America Ltd - 8,877 - 0.007% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will N/Acease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. This disclosure is based on issue share capital amount 121,747,293. 14. Contact name: Steve Williams, Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 01249 710 000 16. Authorised by: Steve Williams, Company Secretary 3 March 2014