Exercise of Share Options

W.H. Ireland Group PLC
11 April 2008

                              WH Ireland Group plc

                                (the 'Company')


                           Exercise of Share Options


The Company has today issued 30,667 new ordinary shares of 5p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') at 75p per share pursuant to the exercise of options
under the Company's share option schemes. Application has been made for the new
Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to
commence on 14 April 2008.


Following this exercise of options the enlarged issued share capital of the
Company is 17,231,589 Ordinary Shares.



For further information contact:

Michael Frame
Company Secretary
0161 832 2174




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