William Sinclair Holdings plc : Appointment Of Director

30 January 2014

William Sinclair Holdings PLC ('William Sinclair' or 'the Company') Appointment of Director

William Sinclair, one of the UK's leading suppliers of growing media, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Thomas Rupert King as a non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.
Commenting on Rupert's appointment, Hugh Etheridge, Chairman said "We welcome Rupert to the Board, and value both his considerable experience and support for the Company as a significant investor. During the present period of transition the expertise he brings in delivering growth and transformation will I am sure prove beneficial to the Company."
Thomas Rupert King (aged 50)
Mr. King, known as Rupert, began his career with KPMG (then Peat Marwick) in 1986, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1989. He then joined Electra Partners (latterly Cogentas), a private equity house, for whom he acted in increasingly senior roles until his retirement in 2008. Through the course of his professional career, Mr. King has held directorships of numerous companies, including PHS Holdings Limited, BWG Group Limited, Energy Power Resources Limited, and Tom Cobleigh
Holdings Limited. Separately to his professional activities, Mr. King has held and continues to hold directorships of a number of private companies in which he is interested.
Directorships and partnerships in the last five years are as follows:

Name	Status
Fosters Rooms Limited	Current
55 Lexham Limited	Current
The Boston Tea Party Group Limited	Current
Motion Equity Partners II LLP	Current
Motion Equity Partners LLP	Previous
Hype Agency Limited	Previous

Mr. King is directly interested in 97,500 Ordinary Shares of 25 pence in the capital of the Company
("Shares"), and is further interested in warrants and conversion rights in respect of up to 1,310,463
Shares.
There are no other disclosures required in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

For further information:

www.william-sinclair.co.uk

WH Ireland Limited
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