Director/PDMR Shareholding

1.                                                        Name of Issuer
                                                          WINCANTON PLC

2.                                                        Name of person discharging managerial
                                                          responsibilities/director

                                                          JEFF ANDERSON  PDMR
                                                          GRAEME McFAULL DIRECTOR
                                                          JANE SCADDING  PDMR
                                                          NIGEL SULLIVAN DIRECTOR


3.                                                        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

4.                                                        Indicate whether the notification is
                                                          in respect of a holding of the person
                                                          referred to in 2 or 3 above or in
                                                          respect of a non-beneficial interest
                                                          BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF NAMED
                                                          DIRECTORS/MANAGERS

5.                                                        Description of shares (including
                                                          class), debentures or derivatives or
                                                          financial instruments relating to
                                                          shares.
                                                          ORDINARY 10p

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

7.                                                        State the nature of the transaction
                                                          THE INTERESTS ACQUIRED COMPRISE
                                                          PARTNERSHIP SHARES PURCHASED BY AND
                                                          MATCHING SHARES AWARDED TO THE NAMED
                                                          DIRECTORS/MANAGERS ON 21st JANUARY
                                                          2009, UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC APPROVED
                                                          SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2003

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


                                                                   PARTNERSHIP MATCHING DIVIDEND
                                                                     SHARES     SHARES   SHARES
                                                          JEFF         78         19       51
                                                          ANDERSON
                                                          GRAEME       78         19       66
                                                          McFAULL
                                                          JANE         78         19       66
                                                          SCADDING
                                                          NIGEL        78         19       66
                                                          SULLIVAN


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

9.                                                        Percentage of issued class acquired
                                                          (treasury shares of that class should
                                                          not be taken into account when
                                                          calculating percentage)
                                                          LESS THAN 1%

10.                                                       Number of shares, debentures or
                                                          financial instruments relating to
                                                          share disposed
                                                          N/A

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

12.                                                       Price per share or value of
                                                          transaction
                                                          PURCHASE PRICE OF £1.715 PER ORDINARY
                                                          SHARE

13.                                                       Date and place of transaction
                                                          PURCHASE MADE ON 21st JANUARY 2009 ON
                                                          THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

14.                                                       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 MATCHING DIVIDEND
                                                                     SHARES     SHARES   SHARES
                                                          JEFF        1,530      382      159
                                                          ANDERSON
                                                          GRAEME      1,902      475      244
                                                          McFAULL
                                                          JANE        1,902      475      244
                                                          SCADDING
                                                          NIGEL       1,902      475      244
                                                          SULLIVAN


                                                          LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH
                                                          CASE

15.                                                       Date issuer informed of transaction
                                                          21st JANUARY 2009

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