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RNS Number : 1854A 
Sinclair (William) Holdings PLC 
05 October 2009 
 

WILLIAM SINCLAIR HOLDINGS PLC 
 
 
Trading update and date confirmation for preliminary results 
 
William Sinclair Holdings Plc (William Sinclair, the Company) is one of the 
UK's leading producers of commercial horticulture and branded garden products. 
 
 
William Sinclair's well established brands include J Arthur Bower's, Silvaperl 
and New Horizon - the leading brand in the fast growing peat free garden compost 
and organic plant foods sector. 
 
 
William Sinclair's customers include national accounts such as The Garden Centre 
Group (formerly Wyevale), Wilkinson, Tesco, Homebase and B&Q as well as an 
extensive range of independent garden centres. 
 
 
William Sinclair is pleased to provide the following trading update ahead of its 
full year results which will be announced on 5th January 2010. 
 
 
Chief Executive Bernard Burns said: "Trading for the 12 months to the 30th 
September 2009 was in line with our expectations with relatively strong consumer 
demand being slightly tempered by retailer stock reductions. 
 
 
"Due to the wet conditions throughout the north of England and Scotland during 
July and August the peat harvest was lower than expected but considerably better 
than in 2008. The company therefore expects to be able to meet customer 
requirements from its own resources without the need to purchase peat or 
substitute materials from third parties during the coming year. 
 
 
"Discussions remain ongoing with Natural England over Bolton Fell compensation 
and we hope to be able to provide a further update along with our year end 
results in January 2010." 
 
 
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For further information: 
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| William Sinclair Holdings Plc      | Tel: 01522 537561                  | 
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| Bernard Burns, Chief Executive     |                                    | 
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| Peter Williams, Finance Director   |                                    | 
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| Arbuthnot Securities               | Tel: 020 7012 2000                 | 
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| Alastair Moreton                   |                                    | 
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| Alasdair Younie                    |                                    | 
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| Madano Partnership                 | Tel: 020 7593 4000                 | 
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| Matthew Moth                       |                                    | 
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This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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