Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
15 August 2006

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

As required by Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)




1.       Name of Issuer



         WINCANTON PLC


2.       State whether the notification relates to:



             (i)      a transaction notified in accordance with DR3.1.4R(1)(a); or



           (ii)      DR3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of
                     the Companies Act 1985; or



          (iii)      both (i) and (ii) YES


3.       Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director


JEFF ANDERSON                 PDMR
PETER BRENNAN                 PDMR
CHARLES CARR                  PDMR
IAN MACKIE                    PDMR
GRAEME McFAULL                DIRECTOR
JANE SCADDING                 PDMR
NIGEL SULLIVAN                DIRECTOR




4.       State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities
/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

N/A


5.       Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in
respect of a non-beneficial interest

BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF NAMED DIRECTORS/MANAGERS


6.       Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to
shares.

ORDINARY 10p


7.       Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them.



HSDL NOMINEES LIMITED


8.       State the nature of the transaction

THE INTERESTS ACQUIRED COMPRISE PARTNERSHIP SHARES PURCHASED BY AND MATCHING SHARES AWARDED TO THE NAMED DIRECTORS/
MANAGERS ON 14TH AUGUST 2006, UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC APPROVED SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2003


9.       Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to share acquired.


                               PARTNERSHIP SHARES            MATCHING SHARES           DIVIDEND SHARES
JEFF ANDERSON                          39                          10                         9
PETER BRENNAN                          39                          10                        22
CHARLES CARR                           32                           8                        12
IAN MACKIE                             39                          10                        22
GRAEME McFAULL                         39                          10                        22
JANE SCADDING                          39                          10                        22
NIGEL SULLIVAN                         39                          10                        22



MATCHING SHARES ARE AWARDED ON A BASIS OF 1 MATCHING SHARE FOR EVERY 4 PARTNERSHIP SHARES ACQUIRED


10.   Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

LESS THAN 1%


11.   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to share disposed

N/A


12.   Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

N/A


13.   Price per share or value of transaction

PURCHASE PRICE OF £3.20 PER ORDINARY SHARE


14.   Date and place of transaction

PURCHASE MADE ON 14TH AUGUST 2006 ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE


15.   Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

SHARES HELD UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC APPROVED SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2003:-


                               PARTNERSHIP SHARES            MATCHING SHARES           DIVIDEND SHARES
JEFF ANDERSON                         350                          87                         9
PETER BRENNAN                         722                          180                       34
CHARLES CARR                          444                          111                       17
IAN MACKIE                            722                          180                       34
GRAEME McFAULL                        722                          180                       34
JANE SCADDING                         722                          180                       34
NIGEL SULLIVAN                        722                          180                       34



LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE


16.   Date issuer informed of transaction

14TH AUGUST 2006







Name and signature of duly authorise officer of issuer responsible for making
notification



Charles Phillips,

Secretary






                                                15TH AUGUST 2006

Date of notification






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