Holding(s) in Company

23rd Jan 2007 16:43

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 plc

2. Reason for the notification:

Initial holding on implementation of Transparency Directive

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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC

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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd

Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd

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

20 January 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 January 2007

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

5%8. Notified details:N/A

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Resulting situation after possible using the ISIN Triggering transaction the triggering transactionCODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights Ordinary Shares of 10 9,058,170 9,058,170

pence each: GB0030329360

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightsshares if possible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares of N/A N/A 9,058,170 N/A 7.54% 10 pence each: GB0030329360 B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial Conversion Period rights that may be rights instrument / Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting % of voting rights rights 9,058,170 7.54%

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

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC which is the holding company of the following:

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd 4.20%

Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd 3.34%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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/A13. Additional information:N/A14. Contact name:

Steve Williams, Assistant Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:01249 710 74816. AUTHORISED BY:

Charles Phillips, Company Secretary

23 January 2007

WINCANTON PLC

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Related Shares:

WIN.L