W.H. IRELAND GROUP PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 4, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 4274F

W.H. Ireland Group PLC

04 November 2022

WH Ireland Group Plc

("WH Ireland" or the "Company")

ESOT Trading

On 4 October 2022 the Company's Employee Share Option Trust ("ESOT"), the trustee for which is Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited ("Sanne"), satisfied the exercise of certain employee share options and accordingly transferred 222,082 Ordinary Shares in the Company at nil cost to such holders. The options had been issued pursuant to the terms of the Company's EMI Share Option Scheme.

The total number of shares now held by Sanne, as trustee of the ESOT, is 2,767,418 Ordinary Shares representing 4.45% of the total issued share capital of the Company ("ESOT Shares").

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.

1

Details of the PCA

a)

Name

Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited, as trustee for the WH Ireland Employee Share Option Trust

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PCA of the Directors (as a connected trust)

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

Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each

GB0009241885

b)

Nature of the transaction

Disposal of existing shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil	222,082

d)

Aggregated information

-   Aggregated volume

-   Price

222,082

Nil

e)

Date of the transaction

4 November 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

For further information please contact:

WH Ireland Group plc	www.whirelandplc.com
Phillip Wale, Chief Executive Officer	+44(0) 20 7220 1666
Canaccord Genuity Limited	www.canaccordgenuity.com
Emma Gabriel / Harry Rees	+44(0) 20 7523 8000
MHP Communications	whireland@mhpc.com
Reg Hoare	+44 (0) 20 3128 8793

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