Treasury Stock and Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 7963V

W.H. Ireland Group PLC

18 January 2012

 



Press release

18 January 2012

WH Ireland Group plc

("WH Ireland" or the "Company")

Treasury Stock and Total Voting Rights

WH Ireland announces that 130,000 ordinary shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares") have today been transferred from treasury stock to employees to satisfy obligations under their employment arrangements.

In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company confirms that its issued share capital consists of 23,424,606 Ordinary Shares, with each share carrying the right to one vote. Of this number, and following the above transfers of Ordinary Shares out of treasury, 81,822 ordinary shares are held in treasury; therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 23,342,784. 

The above figure of 23,342,784 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information please contact:

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

 

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