27 July 2020
LEI: 213800Z5WTW8QKOHWQ82
WINCANTON plc
(“Wincanton” or the “Company”)
Purchase of Shares
in Wincanton
Wincanton plc, the largest British third-party logistics
company, announces that Dr Martin Read
CBE, Chairman, purchased 21,507 Ordinary Shares in the
Company at a price of £1.85 on 24 July
2020. As a result, Dr Read has a total beneficial interest
of 58,016 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.047% of total issued
share capital.
Notification and public disclosure
of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
and persons closely associated with them
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated |
a) |
Name |
Dr
Martin Read |
2 |
Reason for the notification |
a) |
Position/status |
Chairman |
b) |
Initial
notification/Amendment |
Initial
Notification |
3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction
monitor |
a) |
Name |
Wincanton plc |
b) |
LEI |
213800Z5WTW8QKOHWQ82 |
4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be
repeated for (i) each type of instrument;
(ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv)
each place where transactions have been conducted |
a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 10p each
ISIN: GB0030329360 |
b) |
Nature of the
transaction |
Purchase of
21,507 shares |
c) |
Price(s) and
volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
£1.85 |
21,507 |
|
d) |
Aggregated
information |
N/A |
e) |
Date of the
transaction |
24 July 2020 |
f) |
Place of the
transaction |
London Stock
Exchange |
For further information please
contact:
Wincanton
plc
Tel: 01249 710 000
Lyn Colloff, Company
Secretary
Buchanan
Tel: 020 7466 5000
Richard Oldworth/Vicky Hayns
Notes to Editors
About Wincanton
Wincanton is the largest British third-party logistics (3PL)
company, providing supply chain solutions to some of the world’s
most admired companies across a wide range of industries including
retail, construction, defence and energy.
As a trusted and respected business partner, we design and
implement services and solutions that range from setting up and
operating distribution networks, through to bonded warehouses,
technology hosting, container transport and storage. We strive for
operational excellence in everything we do.
We work hard to understand and respond to our customers’ needs,
build long-term relationships and use our skills and expertise to
deliver a smarter, added value service, every day. Our customers
rely on us to make their businesses operate more efficiently and to
gain a competitive advantage in their sector.
Key facts:
• 19,100
colleagues
• 200+
locations
• Responsible
for 3,500 vehicles
• Revenue
£1.1bn
• 5,500
drivers
• 14m sq ft of warehousing space