Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING
MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS
As required by Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)



1.     Name of Issuer
       WINCANTON PLC

2.     Name of person discharging managerial
       responsibilities/director
       JONSON COX - DIRECTOR
       MARTIN TAYLOR - PDMR

3.     State whether notification relates to a person connected with
       a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director
       named in 2 and identify the connected person
       JONSON COX - N/A
       MARTIN TAYLOR - LOUISE TAYLOR (WIFE)

4.     Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding
       of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a
       non-beneficial interest
       JONSON COX - BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF DIRECTOR
       MARTIN TAYLOR - NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF PERSON REFERRED TO
       IN 3 ABOVE

5.     Description of shares (including class), debentures or
       derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares.
       ORDINARY 10p

6.     Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the
       number of shares held by each of them.
       JONSON COX - BARCLAYS NOMINEES
       MARTIN TAYLOR - LOUISE TAYLOR

7.     State the nature of the transaction
       ACQUISITION

8.     Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
       to shares acquired.
       JONSON COX - 10,000 SHARES
       MARTIN TAYLOR - 5,000 SHARES

9.     Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that
       class should not be taken into account when calculating
       percentage)
       LESS THAN 1%

10.    Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
       to share disposed
       N/A

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

12.    Price per share or value of transaction
       JONSON COX - PURCHASE PRICE OF £1.147 PER ORDINARY SHARE
       MARTIN TAYLOR - PURCHASE PRICE OF £1.135 PER ORDINARY SHARE

13.    Date and place of transaction
       JONSON COX - PURCHASE MADE ON 4TH MARCH 2009 ON THE LONDON
       STOCK EXCHANGE
       MARTIN TAYLOR - PURCHASE MADE ON 3RD MARCH 2009 ON THE LONDON
       STOCK EXCHANGE

14.    Total holding following notification and total percentage
       holding following notification (any treasury shares should not
       be taken into account when calculating percentage)
       JONSON COX - 36,589 SHARES
       MARTIN TAYLOR - 53,698 SHARES

       THE ABOVE SHAREHOLDINGS INCLUDE ALL SHARES TO WHICH THE
       DIRECTOR/PDMR IS LEGALLY ENTITLED, OR WHICH ARE HELD BY A
       CONNECTED PERSON, AND WHICH WERE EITHER PURCHASED ON THE
       MARKET OR WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH ONE OF THE WINCANTON SHARE
       SCHEMES

       REPRESENTING LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL IN EACH CASE

15.    Date issuer informed of transaction
       JONSON COX - 4TH MARCH 2009
       MARTIN TAYLOR - 3RD MARCH 2009



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

Charles Phillips,
Company Secretary

Date of notification        4TH MARCH 2009

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