Director Shareholding

Wincanton PLC
10 June 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1) Name of company

    WINCANTON PLC

2)  Name of directors:-

    Paul Bateman
    Peter Brown
    Graeme McFaull
    Nigel Sullivan

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

    Beneficial interest of named directors

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

    Paul Bateman   -   63 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Peter Brown    -   63 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Graeme McFaull -   63 Ordinary shares of 10p
    Nigel Sullivan -   63 Ordinary shares of 10p

    (Includes both partnership shares and matching shares - 4:1)

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

    The interests acquired comprise partnership shares purchased by and
    matching shares awarded to the named directors in the third award, made on
    10th June 2005, under the Wincanton plc Share Incentive Plan 2004.

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    See item 4 above

8)  Percentage of issued class

    Less than 1%

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

    Less than 1%

11) Class of security

    10p Ordinary shares

12) Price per share

    Award price - £2.51

13) Date of transaction

    Award made on 10th June 2005

14) Date company informed

    10th June 2005

15) Total holding following this notification

     Under the Wincanton plc Share Incentive Plan 2004:-

      Paul Bateman   -   195 Ordinary shares of 10p
      Peter Brown    -   195 Ordinary shares of 10p
      Graeme McFaull -   195 Ordinary shares of 10p
      Nigel Sullivan -   195 Ordinary shares of 10p

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

    N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    N/A

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

    N/A

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

    N/A


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

    N/A

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

    N/A

23) Any additional information

    N/A

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     10th June 2005




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