Holding(s) in Company

1st Oct 2007 17:23

WINCANTON PLC - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Wincanton plc2. Reason for notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

19 September 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 September 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 3% - 4% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares If possible use Situation previous to the triggering ISIN CODE

transaction Number of shares Number of voting Rights Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each: 4,714,501 4,714,501 GB0030329360

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares If possible Number of voting % of voting use ISIN CODE rights rights Number of Direct Indirect Direct Indirect shares

Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each: 5,210,514 5,210,514 N/A 4.33 N/A GB0030329360

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be % of financial date conversion acquired (if the instrument exercised voting instrument period/date / converted) rights N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting % of voting rights rights 5,210,514 4.33

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,210,514 - 4.33% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Holdings Limited (Direct) (4,624,666 - 3.84% = PMC)

(LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Management) Limited (PMC) (4,624,666 - 3.84% Society Limited (LGAS & = PMC) LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of proxy holder:N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 120,312,646

14. Contact name:

Steve Williams, Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01249 710 748

16. AUTHORISED BY:

Charles Phillips, Company Secretary

01 October 2007

WINCANTON PLC

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Related Shares:

WIN.L