Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

As required by Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)

1.	Name of Issuer WINCANTON PLC
2.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director ERIC BORN – DIRECTOR SIMON DEANE - PDMR CHRISTOPHER KINGSHOTT - PDMR LIAM MCELROY - PDMR STEVE TAYLOR - PDMR
3.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 2 and identify the connected person N/A
4.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR AND PDMR’S HOLDINGS LISTED IN 2 ABOVE
5.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares. ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH
6.	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them. WINCANTON EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
7.	State the nature of the transaction SALE OF VESTED SHARE OPTIONS HELD BY THE WINCANTON EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST IN RESPECT OF AWARDS MADE UNDER THE COMPANY’S EXECUTIVE BONUS PLAN AND SPECIAL OPTION PLAN.
8.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired. N/A
9.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A
10.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to share disposed Total number of shares under share option plans: Number of shares exercised and disposed of under this transaction: Number of shares exercised and retained: Balance of remaining shares under share option plans: ERIC BORN 2,856,057 1,333,282 972,273 554,502 SIMON DEANE 1,043,307 148,539 894,768 CHRISTOPHER KINGSHOTT 1,230,893 179,915 1,050,978 LIAM MCELROY 1,005,381 160,092 845,289 STEVE TAYLOR 765,673 93,674 671,999 Eric Born has until 31 January 2015 to exercise his remaining shares under share option plans, after which time they will lapse as previously announced.
11.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 1.57%
12.	Price per share or value of transaction SALE PRICE OF £1.81 PER ORDINARY SHARE
13.	Date and place of transaction SALE MADE ON 29 JULY 2015 ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
14.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) IN RESPECT OF EACH DIRECTOR AND PDMR, LESS THAN 1% OF THE COMPANY’S ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
15.	Date issuer informed of transaction 29 JULY 2015

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

Alison Dowling,

Company Secretary

Date of notification        31 JULY 2015