Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
23 September 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)

NOTIFIED UNDER (i)


3.       Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

      DAVID FAWCETT    - PDMR

      PETER BRENNAN   - PDMR
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

HOLDING OF NAMED MANAGER(S)


6.       Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to
shares.

ORDINARY £1 SHARES


7.       Name or registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them.

      DAVID FAWCETT

      PETER BRENNAN


8.       State the nature of the transaction

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC EXECUTIVE SHARE            OPTIONS SCHEMES 2001
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)

N/A


11.   Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to share disposed

DAVID FAWCETT  -  28,947 ORDINARY SHARES

PETER BRENNAN -  28,947 ORDINARY SHARES


12.   Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

      DAVID FAWCETT    - LESS THAN 1%

      PETER BRENNAN   - LESS THAN 1%


13.   Price per share or value of transaction

      DAVID FAWCETT    - 300p

      PETER BRENNAN   - 308p




14.   Date and place of transaction

      DAVID FAWCETT     - LONDON - 15/09/05

      PETER BRENNAN    - LONDON - 19/09/05


15.   Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

      DAVID FAWCETT    - LESS THAN 1%

      PETER BRENNAN   - LESS THAN 1%


16.   Date issuer informed of transaction

      DAVID FAWCETT    - 16/09/05

      PETER BRENNAN   - 20/09/05







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



Charles Phillips, Secretary






                                                23 September 2005

Date of notification






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