Transaction in Own Shares

For Immediate Release

3 February 2016

Wincanton plc

('Wincanton' or the 'Company)

Transaction in own shares

Wincanton plc announces its intention to make purchases of its own shares commencing today until 31 March 2016 (unless terminated earlier). The purchases will be conducted in accordance with the authorisation granted to the Company by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 16 July 2015. It is intended that the ordinary shares purchased will be gifted by the Company to the Wincanton Employee Benefit Trust in order to satisfy future exercises of share option awards made to employees under the Company's employee share incentive schemes.

Any purchases will be effected over the period within certain pre-set parameters and limits approved at the Company's AGM held on 16 July 2015.

The main parameter is that the maximum price paid is to be limited to no more than the higher of (i) an amount equal to 105 per cent. of the average middle market quotations for an ordinary share in the Company as derived from The London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the 5 business days immediately preceding the date on which such share is contracted to be purchased and (ii) the amount stipulated by Article 5(1) of the EU Buy-Back and Stabilisation Regulation (being the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid for an ordinary share in the Company on the trading venues where the market purchases by the Company pursuant to the authority conferred by the shareholders will be carried on).

Notifications will be made when any share purchases have been made in accordance with Listing Rule 12.4.6.

ENDS

For further information please contact:

Wincanton plc
Adrian Colman, Chief Executive                                 01249 710 000

Buchanan
Richard Oldworth, Gabriella Clinkard, Jane Glover       020 7466 5000