Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
17 July 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 JULY 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                                  42                       10
PETER BRENNAN                                  41                       10
CHARLES CARR                                   33                        9
IAN MACKIE                                     41                       10
GRAEME McFAULL                                 41                       10
JANE SCADDING                                  41                       10
NIGEL SULLIVAN                                 41                       10



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 £3.02 PER ORDINARY SHARE


14.   Date and place of transaction

PURCHASE MADE ON 14TH JULY 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                         311                          77                         0
PETER BRENNAN                         683                          170                       12
CHARLES CARR                          412                          103                        5
IAN MACKIE                            683                          170                       12
GRAEME McFAULL                        683                          170                       12
JANE SCADDING                         683                          170                       12
NIGEL SULLIVAN                        683                          170                       12



LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE


16.   Date issuer informed of transaction

14TH JULY 2006







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



Charles Phillips,
Secretary


                                                17TH JULY 2006   
Date of notification






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