ESOT Purchases

RNS Number : 1010E

W.H. Ireland Group PLC

09 March 2022

 

WH Ireland Group Plc

("WH Ireland" or the "Company")

ESOT Purchases

The Directors have received notice that on 8 March 2022 the Company's Employee Share Option Trust ("ESOT"), the trustee for which is Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited ("Sanne"), acquired 50,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company (the "ESOT Purchase Shares") at a price of 45.5p per share. Sanne can acquire up to 50,000 Ordinary Shares each month pursuant to the terms of the ESOT Purchase Plan, the details of which are set out in the announcement of 18 May 2021. A monthly share purchase plan is currently in place.

The total number of shares now held by Sanne, as trustee of the ESOT, is 2,639,500 Ordinary Shares representing 4.25% of the total issued share capital of the Company ("ESOT Shares").  

It is the intention that the ESOT Shares will be used to satisfy the awards of share options granted to employees of the Company (or for such other purposes as may be required of the Trust from time to time).

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	Acquisition of existing shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 45.5p 50,000
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume  -  Price	50,000 45.5p
e)	Date of the transaction	8 March 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

For further information please contact:

WH Ireland Group plc	www.whirelandplc.com
Phillip Wale, Chief Executive Officer	[phone]
Canaccord Genuity Limited	www.canaccordgenuity.com
Andrew Potts / Tom Diehl	[phone]
MHP Communications	[e-mail]
Reg Hoare / James Bavister	[phone]

 

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