Director Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
07 March 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

    WINCANTON PLC

2)  Name of director

    See items 17 to 25 below

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-

    beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a

    beneficial holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of

    18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest



   N/A

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

    N/A

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    N/A

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    N/A

8)  Percentage of issued class

    N/A

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

    N/A

11) Class of security

    N/A

12) Price per share

    N/A

13) Date of transaction

    N/A

14) Date company informed

    N/A

15) Total holding following this notification

    N/A

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    N/A

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

    12 December 2002

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    12 December 2005 to 12 December 2012

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

    Nil

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

   Paul Bateman   - 350,000 Ordinary shares of 10p

   Gerard Connell -  50,000 Ordinary shares of 10p

   Peter Brown    -  50,000 Ordinary shares of 10p

   Graeme McFaull -  50,000 Ordinary shares of 10p

   Ernest Zeida   -  50,000 Ordinary shares of 10p


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

    193p

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

   Paul Bateman   - 350,000 Ordinary shares of 10p

   Gerard Connell - 313,247 Ordinary shares of 10p

   Peter Brown    - 272,458 Ordinary shares of 10p

   Graeme McFaull - 261,932 Ordinary shares of 10p

   Ernest Zeida   - 243,511 Ordinary shares of 10p

23) Any additional information

    none

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Secretary - Charles Phillips

   Tel: [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification


    Charles Phillips, Secretary
    Date of Notification     7th March 2003




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