Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
24 January 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) BOTH

3.       Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

         PETER BROWN          (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 
         interest3

         BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF NAMED DIRECTOR

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

         ORDINARY 10P

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

         PETER BROWN

8.       State the nature of the transaction

         MARKET SALE

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

         N/A

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

         N/A

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

         30,338 ORDINARY SHARES

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

         LESS THAN 1%

13.      Price per share or value of transaction

         344p

14.      Date and place of transaction

         20TH JANUARY 2006

         LONDON

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

         1,766

         EXCLUDING SHARES HELD UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2004 
         (OF LESS THAN 1%) AND SHARES ALLOCATED UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC SHARE 
         MATCH INCENTIVE SCHEME 2003 (OF LESS THAN 1%)

         TOTAL HOLDING - LESS THAN 1%

16.      Date issuer informed of transaction

         24TH JANUARY 2006


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

Charles Phillips,

Secretary


                                                

Date of notification        24TH JANUARY 2006






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