Wincanton PLC Purchase of shares for Employee Benefit Trust (1070W)

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RNS Number : 1070W

Wincanton PLC

20 December 2021

LEI: 213800Z5WTW8QKOHWQ82

WINCANTON plc

Purchase of shares for Employee Benefit Trust

Wincanton plc (the "Company" or the "Group") has been notified by the Trustee of the Wincanton Employee Benefit Trust ('EBT') that the EBT has purchased a total of 250,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company.

 
 Date            Exchange    Number of shares   Price per share (pence) 
 14 December 
  2021           XLON         47,000            335.489 
                ----------  -----------------  ------------------------ 
 1 5 December 
  2021           XLON        1 29,000           3 39.624 
                ----------  -----------------  ------------------------ 
 16 December 
  2021           XLON         44,000            345.477 
                ----------  -----------------  ------------------------ 
 17 December 
  2021           XLON         30,000            345.1679 
                ----------  -----------------  ------------------------

The average price of the purchases was 340.542 pence per share.

The shares will be held in the EBT, which is a discretionary trust for the benefit of the Group's employees. The shares will be used to satisfy the exercise of share options by employees, including PDMRs of the Company.

Further to this purchase, the EBT holds a total of 565,291 Ordinary Shares which represents 0.45% of the Company's issued share capital. The issued share capital in the Company is 124,543,670.

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About Wincanton

Wincanton is a leading British supply chain solutions company. The Group provides business critical services including storage, handling and distribution; high volume eFulfilment; retailer 'dark stores'; two-person home delivery; fleet and transport management; and network optimisation for many of the UK's best known companies.

It is active across a range of markets including food and consumer goods; retail and manufacturing; eCommerce; the public sector; major infrastructure; building materials; fuel; and defence. With almost 100 years' heritage, Wincanton's 20,000-strong team operates from more than 200 sites across the country, utilising 3,500 vehicles.

For further information please contact:

   Wincanton plc                                                              Tel: +44 1249 710 000

Lyn Colloff, Company Secretary

Company.secretary@wincanton.co.uk

   Headland                                                                     Tel: +44 20 3805 4822

Susanna Voyle/ Henry Wallers

E: wincanton@headlandconsultancy.com

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