Holding(s) in Company

W.H. Ireland Group PLC (WHI) Holding(s) in Company 08-Dec-2016 / 15:00 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 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 WH Ireland Group PLC 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X 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 6 December 2016 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 December 2016 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 23%     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 Number of voting rights % of voting rights x Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect Common Stock 5,740,634       6,393,126   23.258% (GB0009241885)   B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument Expiration date xiii Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. % of voting rights             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 Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx                     Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 6,393,126 23.258%     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: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A   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: [phone]

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Language:	English
ISIN:	GB0009241885
Category Code:	HOL
TIDM:	WHI
Sequence Number:	3664
Time of Receipt:	08-Dec-2016 / 15:00 GMT/BST

End of Announcement	EQS News Service

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