W.H. IRELAND GROUP PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 24, 2017

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W.H. Ireland Group PLC (WHI)

W.H. Ireland Group PLC: Holding(s) in Company

24-March-2017 / 10:21 GMT/BST

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Polygon Global Partners LLP Reade Eugene Griffith
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23 March 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24 March 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		25%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct
Common Stock	6,790,126
(GB0009241885)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
6,872,126

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in Polygon Global Partners LLP. Consequently, Polygon Global Partners LLP is a 'controlled undertaking' in relation to Mr. Griffith.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	Polygon Global Partners LLP is the investment manager to a fund, Polygon European Equity Opportunity Master Fund, and a separate managed account that, between them, hold the positions referred to in this notification.
14. Contact name:	Katharine Ostrow
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 020 7901 8331

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Language:	English
ISIN:	GB0009241885
Category Code:	HOL
TIDM:	WHI
Sequence No.:	3986

End of Announcement	EQS News Service

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