Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
12 May 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 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 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 IN THE MOST RECENT AWARD, MADE ON 12TH MAY 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
JEFF ANDERSON                                  40                                10
PETER BRENNAN                                  40                                10
CHARLES CARR                                   32                                8
IAN MACKIE                                     40                                10
GRAEME McFAULL                                 40                                10
JANE SCADDING                                  40                                10
NIGEL SULLIVAN                                 40                                10



MATCHING SHARES ARE AWARDED ON A 4:1 BASIS


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 £3.15


14.   Date and place of transaction

PURCHASE MADE ON 12TH MAY 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                         229                          57                         0
PETER BRENNAN                         601                          150                       12
CHARLES CARR                          347                          86                         5
IAN MACKIE                            601                          150                       12
GRAEME McFAULL                        601                          150                       12
JANE SCADDING                         601                          150                       12
NIGEL SULLIVAN                        601                          150                       12



LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE


16.   Date issuer informed of transaction

12TH MAY 2006







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



Charles Phillips,

Secretary






                                                

Date of notification                            12TH MAY 2006






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