Director/PDMR Shareholding

Template for notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Liam McElroy
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Managing Director, Retail & Consumer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Wincanton Plc
b)	LEI	N/A
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 10p each   ISIN: GB0030329360
b)	Nature of the transaction	EXERCISE OF 251,107 VESTED SHARE OPTIONS HELD BY THE WINCANTON EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST (‘EBT’) IN RESPECT OF A SHARE OPTION AWARD MADE UNDER THE COMPANY’S SPECIAL OPTION PLAN. SUBSEQUENT SALE OF 161,840 SHARES TO COVER OPTION PRICE AND TAX LIABILITIES DUE, WITH 89,267 SHARES RETAINED.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £2.0562 161,840
d)	Aggregated information	TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARE OPTIONS EXERCISED ON 29 SEPTEMBER  2016:  251,107 TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD: 161,840 TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES RETAINED: 89,267 TOTAL CONSIDERATION:  £516,325.21
e)	Date of the transaction	29 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	England, UK