WINCANTON PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Wincanton plc (the `Company')In fulfilment of an obligation imposed by DTR 3.1, the Company announces thefollowing details relating to awards made under the terms of the Wincanton plc2011 Special Option Plan (`SOP') and the Wincanton plc 2011 Executive BonusPlan (`EBP').1. Date of grant:SOP - 11 July 2014EBP - 11 July 20142. Period during which the option award is exercisable, assuming that theperformance conditions are achieved:SOP - 11 July 2017 to 11 July 2024EBP - 11 July 2015 to 11 July 2024. This award of nil cost options is inrespect of the third year of the four-year plan. Where the forfeiture thresholdis exceeded in the final year of the Plan, all nil cost options will vest(2015). Where the forfeiture threshold is not met, 50% of the nil cost optionswill lapse at the end of the fourth year of the plan (2015).3. Total amount paid (if any) for award:SOP - NilEBP - Nil4. Description of shares involved:The grants were made over Ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company.Name of Director / PDMR                SOP          EBPEric Born          Director        617,956      220,879Adrian Colman      Director        446,715      130,320Simon Deane        PDMR            160,583       58,546Chris Kingshott    PDMR            145,985       46,962Liam McElroy       PDMR            126,569       43,909Julie Welch        PDMR            126,569       43,909Steve Taylor       PDMR            116,788       43,6745. Exercise price:SOP - £1.37EBP - nil6. Total number of shares over which awards held, under the terms of the SOPand the EBP following this notification:Name of Director / PDMR                SOP          EBPEric Born          Director      4,149,508      971,730Adrian Colman      Director      2,392,299      209,306Simon Deane        PDMR          1,096,657      238,532Chris Kingshott    PDMR            996,960      179,915Liam McElroy       PDMR            796,726      160,092Julie Welch        PDMR            849,898      223,545Steve Taylor       PDMR            678,785       43,6747. Any additional information:It is anticipated that future exercises will be settled using both shares heldin the Employee Share Trust and new issue shares.Under the SOP, the vesting of options is subject to a performance requirementbased on average absolute total shareholder return growth over a three-yearvesting period (the option starting to vest above 10% per annum i.e. 0% at 10%,with 100% of the option vesting for 22% per annum). In addition, the Company'sEarning per Share must not reduce over the three-year vesting period foroptions to be capable of vesting.SOP - The exercise price and size of award is calculated with reference to theaverage share price for the 3 days immediately prior to the date of grant.EBP - The number of EBP shares awarded was calculated using the 30-day averageshare price for the period ending on the 31 March 2014 of £1.28. The EBP awardrepresents the deferral element of the bonus awarded in respect of thefinancial year ended 31 March 2014.8. Name of authorised company official responsible for making thisnotification:Stephen Williams, Company Secretary - 01249 710 0009. Date of Notification:

14 July 2014