Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
04 January 2006

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)

         NOTIFIED UNDER (i)

3.       Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

         PAUL MACDONALD    - PDMR

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

         HOLDING OF NAMED MANAGER

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

         ORDINARY £1 SHARES

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

         PAUL MACDONALD

8.       State the nature of the transaction

         EXERCISE OF OPTIONS UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTIONS SCHEMES 2001

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)

         N/A

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

         28,947 ORDINARY SHARES

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

         LESS THAN 1%

13.      Price per share or value of transaction

         340p

14.      Date and place of transaction

         LONDON - 03/01/06

15.      Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares
         should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

         LESS THAN 1%

16.      Date issuer informed of transaction

         03/01/06

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

Charles Phillips, Secretary

                       

Date of notification   4th January 2006






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