Director dealing(s)

RNS Number : 8411S

W.H. Ireland Group PLC

28 November 2011

 



Press release

28 November 2011

WH Ireland Group plc

("WH Ireland" or the "Company")

Director dealing(s)

W.H. Ireland announces that, further to its announcement on 2 November 2011 regarding its Save As You Earn scheme ("SAYE Scheme"), certain of the Company's Directors have chosen to participate in the SAYE Scheme, pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions being satisfied, the Directors will be able to subscribe for ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Shares") as follows.

Director	No. of Shares relating to SAYE Scheme participation	Other options over Shares (excluding SAYE Scheme participation)
John Scott	19,565	45,000
Alan Kershaw	19,565	45,000
Paul Compton	19,565	nil

(Additionally, 2,128,000 Shares are held jointly between Mr. Compton and the Company's Employee Share Ownership Trust as detailed in the announcement of 2 November 2011.)

The entitlement arises at the end of the three year period beginning on 1 January 2012.  The price per Share is set at 46 pence and the Directors may opt to withdraw from the SAYE Scheme, recovering paid-in funds, prior to that time.

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For further information please contact:

WH Ireland Group plc	[phone]
Rupert Lowe
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited	[phone]
Hugh Morgan/Abhishek Majumdar (Corporate Finance)
Adam Pollock (Corporate Broking)
Abchurch Communications	[phone]
Joanne Shears / Oliver Hibberd

 

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