Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9937Q

W.H. Ireland Group PLC

03 March 2016

 

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			W.H. Ireland Group PLC
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):	Issue of additional ordinary shares by the company			x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited as trustee of the W.H. Ireland Group PLC Employee Share Ownership Trust
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Fitel Nominees Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23 February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		2 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		8%

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

GB0009241885

1,989,500

1,989,500

1,989,500

1,989,500

7.73

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,989,500

7.73%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:	Of the 1,989,500 shares held, 1,650,000 were held in respect of JOAs under which voting rights are waived
14. Contact name:	Tom Hicks
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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