Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
10 November 2005

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

         PAUL BATEMAN        (DIRECTOR)
         PETER BROWN         (DIRECTOR)
         CHARLES CARR         PDMR
         PAUL MACDONALD       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 or registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them.

         PAUL BATEMAN        48 ORDINARY SHARES
         PETER BROWN         48 ORDINARY SHARES
         CHARLES CARR        37 ORDINARY SHARES
         PAUL MACDONALD      48 ORDINARY SHARES
         IAN MACKIE          48 ORDINARY SHARES
         GRAEME McFAULL      48 ORDINARY SHARES
         JANE SCADDING       48 ORDINARY SHARES
         NIGEL SULLIVAN      48 ORDINARY SHARES

         INCLUDES BOTH PARTNERSHIP SHARES AND MATCHING SHARES (4:1)
8.       State the nature of the transaction

         THE INTERESTS ACQUIRED COMPRISE PARTNERSHIP SHARES PURCHASED BY AND MATCHING SHARES AWARDED TO THE NAMED       
         MANAGERS IN THE EIGHTH AWARD, MADE ON 10TH NOVEMBER 2005, UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2005

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

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

         AWARD PRICE £3.30

14.      Date and place of transaction

         AWARD MADE ON 10TH NOVEMBER 2005, AT THE COMPANY'S REGISTERED OFFICE

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 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2004:-

         PAUL BATEMAN        465 ORDINARY SHARES
         PETER BROWN         465 ORDINARY SHARES
         CHARLES CARR        203 ORDINARY SHARES
         PAUL MACDONALD      465 ORDINARY SHARES
         IAN MACKIE          465 ORDINARY SHARES
         GRAEME McFAULL      465 ORDINARY SHARES
         JANE SCADDING       465 ORDINARY SHARES
         NIGEL SULLIVAN      465 ORDINARY SHARES

         LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE

16.      Date issuer informed of transaction

         10TH NOVEMBER 2005

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

Charles Phillips,

Secretary

                                                10TH NOVEMBER 2005

Date of notification






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