Sinclair (William) Holdings PLC Appointment of Commercial Director

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Sinclair (William) Holdings PLC

12 May 2014

WILLIAM SINCLAIR HOLDINGS PLC

("William Sinclair", the "Company")

Appointment of Commercial Director

William Sinclair is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Carr as Commercial Director. With responsibility for all of William Sinclair's retail, professional and industrial sales, he will take up his new post at the beginning of June and as a member of the senior management team, will report directly to Chief Executive, Peter Rush.

Tasked with growing sales of famous brands such as J. Arthur Bower's, New Horizon, Growing Success, Silvaperl, DeadFast and Sinclair Professional, Richard will also head up a major sales initiative for new products once the Company's new GBP15m growing media production facility at Ellesmere Port comes on stream later this year.

Currently commercial director for garden hose market leader Hozelock, whom he joined in 2008, initially as UK sales director, Mr Carr previously spent 10 years with Spear & Jackson, including six years as Sales and Marketing Director. He began his career working for the retailer, Boots, in Nottingham.

A member of the HTA Manufacturers' committee as well as the Garden industry Marketing Board, Mr Carr also sits on BHeTA's diy committee.

Richard Carr, Commercial Director, William Sinclair, said:

"Great things are happening at William Sinclair and I look forward to working with a strong management team to increase the Company's share of the growing media category while building sales of both new and established products with current and future customers across all channels in what is a changing retail scene.

"The facilities at the new Ellesmere Port plant are world class and will deliver a compelling range of innovative, top quality products in 2015 and beyond which I am confident will change the market."

William Sinclair Chief Executive, Peter Rush, said:

"Richard Carr is well known and highly regarded throughout the horticulture industry and I am delighted to welcome him as a key member of the dynamic William Sinclair management team we have been assembling in recent months. Following our internal restructuring, we are now poised to capitalise on the Company's considerable investment in people, plant, technology, marketing and the supply chain."

www.william-sinclair.co.uk

William Sinclair Holdings PLC

   Peter Rush, Chief Executive                                               Tel: 01522 537 561 
   Mark Way, Corporate Communications                           Tel: 07786 116991

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