Aim Rule 26

The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 26 of the AIM Rules and was last updated on 23rd December 2008:


Description of the business

The Ensor Group comprises several companies, whose activities include the manufacture, supply and distribution of building materials and tools, fencing products and rubber buffings, the distribution of electric motors and access control automation equipment, distribution of packaging and waste recycling. Particulars of the activities of the principal subsidiary companies are set out in the Group Profile.


Directors

K A Harrison, TD Chairman (born July 1930)
Kenneth Harrison has been a director and Chairman of the Company since 1993. He has an engineering background. In 1971 he started a new venture in the industrial door market which by 1986 had developed into a significant sized group with interests in industrial doors, metal foundries, architectural ironmongery and electrical operators and was admitted in July 1986 to the Official List under the name Harrison Industries plc. In 1993 he left Harrison Industries and joined Ensor Holdings PLC as Chairman and Chief Executive, resigning the position of Chief Executive on the appointment of A E Coyne in 2000.

P H Parnham Chief Executive (born September 1953)
Paul Parnham has a wide-ranging and varied engineering background with New World Gas Cookers, British Nuclear Fuels and BICC. He then used that background to progress into manufacturing, firstly with BICC and then with Federal Mogul. This eventually resulted in his being directly responsible for businesses across Europe, Brazil, China, South Africa and Thailand with extensive time spent living and working abroad. He joined Ensor as Chief Executive on 1 April 2007.

M A Chadwick, BSc, ACA Finance Director (born November 1962)
Marcus Chadwick qualified as a chartered accountant in 1989. He trained with Robson Rhodes Chartered Accountants between 1985 and 1989 when he joined Harrison Industries plc as Group Accountant. He subsequently became Divisional Finance Director and left in 1993 to join Ensor Holdings and was appointed Finance Director in 1995.

A E Coyne Non-executive Director (born March 1947)
Tony Coyne began his career with British Steel and then Amaze Ltd as an engineer, developing into sales and management. He worked in the USA for Universal Oil Products and moved back to the UK as a sales and engineering manager. After working as a project engineer and project manager with Capper Neil International he then joined Harrison Industries as General Manager. He was promoted to Divisional Director and then Main Board Director. He joined Ensor Holdings and was appointed Chief Executive on 11 February 2000, retiring from this position on 31 March 2007 to become a non-executive director. He is now Deputy Chairman.

A R Harrison Non-executive Director (born February 1955)
Roger Harrison has extensive experience in the manufacture and supply of industrial door products. He joined the Group as a director of what is now one of the major subsidiary companies, OSA Door Parts Limited, at its inception in 2001. He was appointed as a non-executive director of the Company on 2 February 2006.


Remuneration committee

The remuneration committee comprises the non-executive directors with the Chairman attending, as appropriate, to advise.


Country of incorporation and main country of operation

Ensor Holdings PLC and all of its subsidiaries are incorporated in England and Wales, with the exception of Lowland Ensor Doors Limited which is incorporated in Scotland. The Group’s main operations are carried out in the United Kingdom.


Current constitutional documents

The Memorandum and Articles of Association can be accessed via the links, Memorandum and Articles.

Shares in issue

The number of shares in issue is 29,445,659 and the Company is aware of the following significant shareholdings:

Name Number Percentage
K A Harrison 15,859,174 53.9%
B Morgan 1,000,0003.4%

The number of shares not in the public domain is 17,294,174 (58.7%). There are no restrictions on the transfer of shares.

Annual and interim reports

The annual and interim reports for the Group can be accessed using the link, Accounts.

Company announcements

Follow the link, Announcements.

Admission document

Prior to achieving AIM listing, the Company was fully listed on the Stock Exchange. The Company moved to AIM in 2002 and the documents provided to support this move can be accessed by using the link, 10 day announcement.

Nominated adviser and other key advisers

Nominated adviser
Hanson Westhouse Limited, WestOne, Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 1BA.

Broker
Hanson Westhouse Limited, One Angel Court, London EC2R 7HJ.

Auditors
Chadwick LLP, The Lexicon, 10/12 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NT.

Registrars
Capita Registrars, Northern House, Woodsome Park, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0GA.

Bankers
HSBC Bank plc, 4 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3EB.