Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
21 September 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


JONSON COX                    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 DIRECTOR


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.



JOHNSON COX


8.       State the nature of the transaction

PURCHASE


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



52 ORDINARY SHARES


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 £3.26 PER SHARE


14.   Date and place of transaction

PURCHASE MADE ON 17TH 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)



2,052 ORDINARY SHARES



REPRESENTING LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS


16.   Date issuer informed of transaction

21ST SEPTEMBER 2006







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



Charles Phillips,

Secretary






                                                21ST SEPTEMBER 2006

Date of notification






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