NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPO NSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

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

Name of Issuer

WINCANTON PLC

Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director 


ERIC BORN            DIRECTOR

JULIE WELCHPDMR

State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

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 DIRECTOR / PDMR

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

ORDINARY 10p

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

COMPUTERSHARE TRUSTEES LTD

State the nature of the transaction

THE INTERESTS ACQUIRED COMPRISE PARTNERSHIP SHARES PURCHASED BY AND MATCHING SHARES AWARDED TO THE NAMED DIRECTOR / PDMR ON 25TH JANUARY 2013, UNDER THE WINCANTON PLC APPROVED SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN 2003 


Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired.
                   PARTNERSHIP SHARES     MATCHING SHARES     DIVIDEND SHARES  
                                                                               
ERIC BORN                   176                   44                  0        
JULIE WELCH                 176                   44                  0

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

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

LESS THAN 1%

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

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

Price per share or value of transaction

PURCHASE PRICE OF £0.7082 PER ORDINARY SHARE

Date and place of transaction

PARTNERSHIP AND MATCHING SHARES PURCHASED ON 25TH JANUARY 2013, ALL ON THE LONDONSTOCK EXCHANGE

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  
                                                                               
ERIC BORN                  2,844                  711                 0        
JULIE WELCH                3,646                  911                 0

LESS THAN 1% OF ISSUED CLASS IN EACH CASE

Date issuer informed of transaction

28TH JANUARY 2013

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


Stephen Williams,
Company Secretary

Date of notification 28TH JANUARY 2013

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