Director Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
31 March 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

WINCANTON PLC

2) Name of director

PAUL BATEMAN


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-

beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a

holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in

respect of a non-beneficial interest

BENEFICIAL INTEREST


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

PAUL BATEMAN


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

PURCHASE


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

10,000 ORDINARY SHARES

8) Percentage of issued class

LESS THAN 1%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES

12) Price per share

142 PENCE


13) Date of transaction

31 MARCH 2003

14) Date company informed

31 MARCH 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

PAUL BATEMAN - 68,000


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

LESS THAN 1%

17) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

CHARLES PHILLIPS

SECRETARY


Date of Notification......31 MARCH 2003



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