29th Jun 2005 14:25
Wincanton PLC29 June 2005 WINCANTON PLC No. 4178808 Announcement Directors Interest The trustees of the Wincanton Employee Benefit Trust, established on 19thJanuary 2004 ("the Trust"), on 29th June 2005 acquired a total of 55,577ordinary shares in Wincanton plc, representing approximately 0.05 % of theissued share capital at a price of 2.52 pence per share. The Trust's totalholding in Wincanton plc amounts to 3,555,577 ordinary shares, representingapproximately 3.04% of the issued share capital of the Company. The purchases have been made to satisfy share-based awards under the Company'slong-term incentive schemes. The executive directors of Wincanton plc (together with other employees), arepotential beneficiaries under such schemes and, accordingly, may be interestedin the shares held by the Trust. Contact for queries: Company Secretary Address: Methuen Park, Chippenham, Wilts SN14 OWTName: Charles PhillipsTelephone: 01249 710744 Date of return: 29 June 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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