Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
13 September 2005

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

As required by Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)




1.       Name of Issuer

WINCANTON PLC


2.       State whether the notification relates to:

(i)      a transaction notified in accordance with DR3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii)     DR3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as 
         extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or

(iii)    both (i) and (ii) YES


3.       Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

      PAUL BATEMAN         (DIRECTOR)

      PETER BROWN          (DIRECTOR)

      CHARLES CARR

      PAUL MACDONALD

      IAN MACKIE

      GRAEME McFAULL       (DIRECTOR)

      JANE SCADDING

      NIGEL SULLIVAN       (DIRECTOR)


4.       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


5.       Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the 
         person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial 
         interest3

BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF NAMED DIRECTORS/MANAGERS


6.       Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or 
         financial instruments relating to shares.

ORDINARY 10P


7.       Name or registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of 
         shares held by each of them.

      PAUL BATEMAN        54 ORDINARY SHARES

      PETER BROWN         54 ORDINARY SHARES

      CHARLES CARR        21 ORDINARY SHARES

      PAUL MACDONALD      54 ORDINARY SHARES
                       
      IAN MACKIE          54 ORDINARY SHARES

      GRAEME McFAULL      54 ORDINARY SHARES

      JANE SCADDING       54 ORDINARY SHARES

      NIGEL SULLIVAN      54 ORDINARY SHARES



INCLUDES BOTH PARTNERSHIP SHARES AND MATCHING SHARES (4:1)


8.       State the nature of the transaction

THE INTERESTS ACQUIRED COMPRISE PARTNERSHIP SHARES PURCHASED BY AND MATCHING
SHARES AWARDED TO THE NAMED MANAGERS IN THE SIXTH AWARD, MADE ON 12TH SEPTEMBER
2005, UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2005

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

N/A


10.   Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should 
      not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

LESS THAN 1%


11.   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to share disposed

N/A


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

N/A


13.   Price per share or value of transaction

AWARD PRICE £2.935


14.   Date and place of transaction

AWARD MADE ON 12TH SEPTEMBER 2005, AT THE COMPANY'S REGISTERED OFFICE


15.   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 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2004:-



      PAUL BATEMAN        367 ORDINARY SHARES

      PETER BROWN         367 ORDINARY SHARES

      CHARLES CARR        146 ORDINARY SHARES

      PAUL MACDONALD      367 ORDINARY SHARES

      IAN MACKIE          367 ORDINARY SHARES

      GRAEME McFAULL      367 ORDINARY SHARES

      JANE SCADDING       367 ORDINARY SHARES

      NIGEL SULLIVAN      367 ORDINARY SHARES



LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE


16.   Date issuer informed of transaction

12TH SEPTEMBER 2005







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



Charles Phillips, Secretary






                                                13TH SEPTEMBER 2005

Date of notification






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