Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
14 September 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) YES

     
3.   Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

     JEFF ANDERSON                 PDMR
     PETER BRENNAN                 PDMR
     CHARLES CARR                  PDMR
     IAN MACKIE                    PDMR
     GRAEME McFAULL                DIRECTOR
     JANE SCADDING                 PDMR
     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 interest

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

     HSDL NOMINEES LIMITED


8.   State the nature of the transaction

     THE INTERESTS ACQUIRED COMPRISE PARTNERSHIP SHARES PURCHASED BY AND 
     MATCHING SHARES AWARDED TO THE NAMED DIRECTORS/MANAGERS ON 14TH SEPTEMBER 
     2006, UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC APPROVED SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2003


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

                               PARTNERSHIP SHARES            MATCHING SHARES           DIVIDEND SHARES
JEFF ANDERSON                          40                          10                         0
PETER BRENNAN                          40                          10                         0
CHARLES CARR                           31                           7                         0
IAN MACKIE                             40                          10                         0
GRAEME McFAULL                         40                          10                         0
JANE SCADDING                          40                          10                         0
NIGEL SULLIVAN                         40                          10                         0

MATCHING SHARES ARE AWARDED ON A BASIS OF 1 MATCHING SHARE FOR EVERY 4 
PARTNERSHIP SHARES ACQUIRED

     
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

     PURCHASE PRICE OF £3.14 PER ORDINARY SHARE

     
14.  Date and place of transaction

     PURCHASE MADE ON 14TH SEPTEMBER 2006 ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE


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 APPROVED SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2003:-

                               PARTNERSHIP SHARES            MATCHING SHARES           DIVIDEND SHARES
JEFF ANDERSON                         390                          97                         9
PETER BRENNAN                         762                          190                       34
CHARLES CARR                          475                          118                       17
IAN MACKIE                            762                          190                       34
GRAEME McFAULL                        762                          190                       34
JANE SCADDING                         762                          190                       34
NIGEL SULLIVAN                        762                          190                       34

LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE

     
16.  Date issuer informed of transaction

     14TH SEPTEMBER 2006


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

Charles Phillips,
Secretary
                                                

Date of notification          14TH SEPTEMBER 2006



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