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
       CONOR WHELAN - 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
       DIONNE WHELAN (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
       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.
       DIONNE WHELAN

7.     State the nature of the transaction
       ACQUISITION

8.     Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
       to shares acquired.
       5,987 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
       PURCHASE PRICE OF £1.1940 PER ORDINARY SHARE

13.    Date and place of transaction
       PURCHASE MADE ON 11TH 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)
       19,420 SHARES

       THE ABOVE SHAREHOLDING INCLUDES ALL SHARES TO WHICH THE 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

15.    Date issuer informed of transaction
       11TH MARCH 2009




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

Charles Phillips,
Company Secretary

Date of notification        12TH MARCH 2009

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