Director Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
17 December 2004

                                  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

    15 December 2004

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    15 December 2007 to 15 December 2014

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

    Nil

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

    Paul Bateman   -  143,727 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Gerard Connell -  106,367 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Peter Brown    -   91,078 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Graeme McFaull -   96,654 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Nigel Sullivan -   71,004 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

    269p

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

    Paul Bateman   - 493,727 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Gerard Connell - 419,524 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Peter Brown    - 363,446 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Graeme McFaull - 358,496 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Nigel Sullivan - 196,004 Ordinary shares of 10p

23) Any additional information

    The options have been granted by the trustees of the Wincanton plc Employee
    Share Trust in respect of shares held in the trust and the Company was
    notified on 17th December 2004 of these grants.

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     17th December 2004




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