SNCL Sinclair Will.

RNS Number:5001M
AIM
22 November 2006



ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE 
WITH AIM RULE 2

ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

COMPANY NAME:


William Sinclair Holdings plc

COMPANY ADDRESS:


Firth Road, Lincoln

COMPANY POSTCODE:


LN6 7AH

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:


England

COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO BE DISCLOSED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE AIM RULES:


The Group manufactures and distributes a range of products for the retail and professional horticultural markets.
These include growing media, lawn care, plant food and fertiliser products to customers both in the UK and
overseas

DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to which
it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):


16,554,046 ordinary shares of 25p each

CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:


Nil

FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:


William Simpson (Non-executive Chairman)

Bernard Patrick Burns (Chief Executive Officer)

Peter Dominic Williams (Finance Director)

Philip James Nuttall (Non-executive Director)

Kenneth Stanton Piggott (Non-executive Director)

PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION:

Ordinary Shares:

Gartmore Investment Ltd / Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd /

Gartmore Global Partners                                             9.77%

Noguer Investments SA                                                9.12%

Smaller Companies Dividend Trust plc                                 5.45%

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES:


None

ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:


30 June 2007 (Note: As set out in the Company's latest Annual Report and Accounts the Company is proposing to
move its accounting reference date to 30 September commencing during 2008)

EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:


20 December 2006

NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:


Arbuthnot Securities Ltd

Arbuthnot House

20 Ropemaker Street

London EC2Y 9AR
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:


Arbuthnot Securities Ltd

Arbuthnot House

20 Ropemaker Street

London EC2Y 9AR

DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT
THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:



www.william-sinclair.co.uk



The website will contain full details about the applicant and the admission of its securities

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:


21 November 2006

NEW/ UPDATE (see note):


New

QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED:


The Official List of the London Stock Exchange

THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED:


14 November 1988

CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET:


The Directors of William Sinclair Holdings plc ("the Applicant") confirm that, having made due and careful
enquiry, the Applicant has adhered to legal and regulatory requirements involved in having its securities traded
upon such a market.

AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE
LAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE:



www.william-sinclair.co.uk

DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS
OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY:



To carry on business in substantially the same manner as currently carried on.
A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED
SINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED:



Loss of contract and continuation of cost reduction programme  - see RNS Announcement dated 23 October 2006


Other than the above, there has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Company
since 30 June 2006, being the date at which the latest audited accounts have been published

A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO
IT OR ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION:


The directors of William Sinclair Holdings plc have no reason to believe that the working capital available to it
or its group will be insufficient for at least twelve months from the date of its admission
DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES:


None

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:


Normal market settlement, including settlement through CREST

A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:



www.william-sinclair.co.uk

INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC:


This information has been published, as at the date of this notification, on the Company's website at:

www.william-sinclair.co.uk

A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A
FINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO ADMISSION AND INTERIM RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE.  THE
ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED IN ACCPRDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PERMISSIBLE UNDER AIM RULE 19:


www.william-sinclair.co.uk

THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY:

None


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