W.H. IRELAND GROUP PLC

Director's Dealing • May 31, 2017

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RNS Number : 6159G

W.H. Ireland Group PLC

31 May 2017

WH IRELAND GROUP PLC

("WH Ireland", "WHI" or the "Company")

PDMR Trading

WH Ireland announces that on 30 May 2017, Adam Pollock, a PDMR of the Company, and the WH Ireland Group plc Employee Share Ownership Trust ("ESOT") entered into a joint share ownership agreement ("JSOA") in relation to 200,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ("JSOA Shares"). 

Under the terms of the JSOA, Adam Pollock has an option to acquire the ESOT's interest in the JSOA Shares for nil cost at any time between 30 May 2020 and 30 May 2027 provided certain performance conditions are met based on achieving group and divisional profit targets.

Following entering into the JSOA, Mr. Pollock will hold the following interests in the share capital of the Company: 

Number of Shares	Percentage of voting rights	Nature of holding
200,000	n/a	Held jointly with the ESOT
22,937	0.08%	Beneficial*

*these shares are held through Adam Pollock's SIPP, AJ Bell Securities Limited.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Adam Pollock

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Head of Corporate and Institutional Broking

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

WH Ireland Group plc

b)

LEI

213800HB9TO5O4WD6S66

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Options over Ordinary shares of 5p

GB0009241885

b)

Nature of the transactions

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Pric (s)	Volume(s)
Subject to conditions set out in the Agreement	200,000

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

200,000

Subject to conditions set out in Agreement

e)

Date of the transaction

30 May 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

For further information please contact:

WH Ireland Group plc                                                                                     www.whirelandplc.com

Richard Killingbeck, Chief Executive Officer                                                       +44(0) 20 7220 1666

SPARK Advisory Partners Limited
Mark Brady/Miriam Greenwood	+44(0) 203 368 3551/3550

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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