Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

As required by Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)

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 15TH OCTOBER    
       2008, UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC APPROVED SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2003           
                                                                                  
8.     Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares   
       acquired.                                                                  
                                                                                  
                      PARTNERSHIP SHARES MATCHING SHARES DIVIDEND SHARES          
                                                                                  
       JEFF ANDERSON          62               15               0                 
                                                                                  
       GRAEME McFAULL         63               15               0                 
                                                                                  
       JANE SCADDING          63               15               0                 
                                                                                  
       NIGEL SULLIVAN         63               15               0                 
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
       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 £2.0125 PER ORDINARY SHARE                               
                                                                                  
13.    Date and place of transaction                                              
                                                                                  
       PURCHASE MADE ON 15TH OCTOBER 2008 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 SHARES MATCHING SHARES DIVIDEND SHARES          
                                                                                  
       JEFF ANDERSON        1,314              328             108                
                                                                                  
       GRAEME McFAULL       1,687              421             178                
                                                                                  
       JANE SCADDING        1,687              421             178                
                                                                                  
       NIGEL SULLIVAN       1,687              421             178                
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
       LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE                                  
                                                                                  
15.    Date issuer informed of transaction                                        
                                                                                  
       16TH OCTOBER 2008                                                          
                                                                                  

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

Charles Phillips,

Company Secretary

                               

Date of notification        16th OCTOBER 2008