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

       JEFF ANDERSON  PDMR
       GRAEME McFAULL DIRECTOR
       JANE SCADDING  PDMR
       NIGEL SULLIVAN DIRECTOR


3.     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

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
       BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF NAMED DIRECTORS/MANAGERS

5.     Description of shares (including class), debentures or
       derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares.
       ORDINARY 10p

6.     Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the
       number of shares held by each of them.
       HSDL NOMINEES LIMITED

7.     State the nature of the transaction
       THE INTERESTS ACQUIRED COMPRISE PARTNERSHIP SHARES PURCHASED
       BY AND MATCHING SHARES AWARDED TO THE NAMED DIRECTORS/MANAGERS
       ON 16TH DECEMBER 2008, UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC APPROVED SHARE
       INCENTIVE PLAN 2003

8.     Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
       to shares acquired.


                      PARTNERSHIP SHARES    MATCHING      DIVIDEND
                                             SHARES        SHARES
       JEFF ANDERSON          64               16             0
       GRAEME McFAULL         64               16             0
       JANE SCADDING          64               16             0
       NIGEL SULLIVAN         64               16             0


       MATCHING SHARES ARE AWARDED ON A BASIS OF 1 MATCHING SHARE FOR
       EVERY 4 PARTNERSHIP SHARES ACQUIRED

9.     Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that
       class should not be taken into account when calculating
       percentage)
       LESS THAN 1%

10.    Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating
       to share disposed
       N/A

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

12.    Price per share or value of transaction
       PURCHASE PRICE OF £1.93 PER ORDINARY SHARE

13.    Date and place of transaction
       PURCHASE MADE ON 16TH DECEMBER 2008 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)
       SHARES HELD UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC APPROVED SHARE INCENTIVE
       PLAN 2003:-


                      PARTNERSHIP SHARES    MATCHING      DIVIDEND
                                             SHARES        SHARES
       JEFF ANDERSON        1,452             363            108
       GRAEME McFAULL       1,824             456            178
       JANE SCADDING        1,824             456            178
       NIGEL SULLIVAN       1,824             456            178


       LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE

15.    Date issuer informed of transaction
       16TH DECEMBER 2008



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

Charles Phillips,
Company Secretary

Date of notification        16th DECEMBER 2008

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