Wincanton PLC Retirement of Non-Executive Director (0626Y)

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RNS Number : 0626Y

Wincanton PLC

03 May 2019

3 May 2019

WINCANTON PLC ("Wincanton" or the "Company")

Retirement of Non-Executive Director

Wincanton announces that David Radcliffe, who serves on the Company's Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees, will retire from the Board with effect from 31 December 2019.

Commenting on today's announcement, Dr Martin Read CBE, Chairman of the Board, said:

"When David leaves us at the end of this year, he will have completed seven years of loyal and dedicated service to the Company for which we are extremely grateful. We shall be recruiting a successor in due course and will update the market accordingly."

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For further information please contact:

Wincanton Plc Tel: [phone]

Adrian Colman, Chief Executive Officer

Tim Lawlor, Chief Financial Officer

Buchanan Tel: [phone]

Richard Oldworth / Vicky Hayns / Tilly Abraham

Notes to Editors

Wincanton plc

Wincanton is the largest British logistics firm, providing supply chain solutions to some of the world's most admired brands 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.

Improved stock visibility and availability, reduction of lead times, collaborative warehousing and transport models, and an absolute commitment to continuous improvement, are just some of the reasons why many of our customer relationships extend to more than 20 years.

Key facts:

   --      Annual revenue in the UK & Ireland exceeds GBP1.1 billion 
   --      Over 17,700 colleagues including 4,000+ drivers 

-- Operates from 200+ locations with 7.6 million square feet of warehousing across the UK and Ireland

   --      Operating responsibility for around 3,400 vehicles 

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