Wincanton Plc : 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
     ANDREA DUNSTAN     PDMR

     JON KEMPSTER       DIRECTOR

     JANE SCADDING      PDMR

     STEPHEN WILLIAMS   PDMR


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 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.
    COMPUTERSHARE TRUSTEES LTD


7.  State the nature of the transaction
    THE INTERESTS ACQUIRED COMPRISE PARTNERSHIP SHARES PURCHASED BY AND MATCHING
    SHARES  AWARDED  TO  THE  NAMED  MANAGERS  ON 13(TH) OCTOBER 2011, UNDER THE
    WINCANTON PLC APPROVED SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2003


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

                        PARTNERSHIP SHARES   MATCHING SHARES   DIVIDEND SHARES

     ANDREA DUNSTAN            163                 41                 0

     JON KEMPSTER              163                 41                 0

     JANE SCADDING             163                 41                 0

     STEPHEN WILLIAMS          163                 41                 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 £0.76498 PER ORDINARY SHARE


13. Date and place of transaction
    PARTNERSHIP AND MATCHING SHARES PURCHASED ON 13(TH) OCTOBER 2011, ALL 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 SHARES   DIVIDEND SHARES

     ANDREA DUNSTAN            633                 158                0

     JON KEMPSTER              850                 212                0

     JANE SCADDING            4,413               1,103              789

     STEPHEN WILLIAMS         1,996                499               60

    LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE


15. Date issuer informed of transaction
    20(th) OCTOBER 2011



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

Stephen Williams,
Company Secretary

Date of notification        21(st) OCTOBER 2011







This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of 
Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: 
(i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and 
    other applicable laws; and 
(ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and 
     originality of the information contained therein. 
    
Source: Wincanton Plc via Thomson Reuters ONE

[HUG#1556721]