Director Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
21 June 2001

Wincanton plc: Dealings by Directors and grant of options

The Company has today been informed of the following dealings by Directors
today.

                     Shares  Price      Resultant holding(2)
Victor Benjamin      10,000  195.7      10,000
David Malpas(1)      25,000  192.5      25,000
Philip Cox           5,000   195.7      5,000
Chas Lawrence        10,000  195.7      27,271
Gerard Connell       7,500   195.7      7,500
Peter Brown(3)       5,000   191.6      10,443


Note

 1. All shares held in non discretionary general PEP of which 12,500 are in the
    name of Mr Joyce Malpas.
 2. Holdings in all cases represent less than 0.1 per cent. of the issued share
    capital.
 3. Dealing on 18th June 2001.

The following awards of options were made under the Company's approved and
unapproved option schemes (full details of which were given in the Listing
Particulars) to executive directors on 18th June 2001.

              Approved       Unapproved       Exercise     Exercise period
              options        options          price

Chas Lawrence 15,879         365,789          190p         18.6.2004 - 18.6.2011

Gerard        15,879         247,368          190p         18.6.2004 - 18.6.2011
Connell                                                     

Peter Brown   15,879         206,579          190p         18.6.2004 - 18.6.2011
                                                            
Graeme        15,879         196,053          190p         18.6.2004 - 18.6.2011
McFaull                                                     

Ernest Zeida  15,879         177,632          190p         18.6.2004 - 18.6.2011
                                                            





Enquiries: Gerard Connell, Group Finance Director, Wincanton plc: 01963 828
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