W.H. Ireland Group PLC: Holding(s) in Company

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 W.H. Ireland Group PLC (WHI) 
W.H. Ireland Group PLC: Holding(s) in Company 
 
24-March-2017 / 10:21 GMT/BST 
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 
 
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|*TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi*             | 
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|*1. Identity of the issuer or the        |    WH Ireland Group| 
|underlying issuer*                       |                 PLC| 
|*of existing shares to which voting      |                    | 
|rights are*                              |                    | 
|*attached:* ii                           |                    | 
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|*2 Reason for the notification *(please tick the              | 
|appropriate box or boxes):                                    | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights         |    X    | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying            |         | 
|financial instruments which may result in the       |         | 
|acquisition of shares already issued to which       |         | 
|voting rights are attached                          |         | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with      |         | 
|similar economic effect to qualifying financial     |         | 
|instruments                                         |         | 
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights    |         | 
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|Other (please  |                                    |         | 
|specify):      |                                    |         | 
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|*3. Full name of person(s)    |    Polygon Global Partners LLP| 
|subject to the*               |          Reade Eugene Griffith| 
|*notification obligation:*    |                               | 
|iii                           |                               | 
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|*4. Full name of              |                            N/A| 
|shareholder(s)*               |                               | 
|(if different from 3.):iv     |                               | 
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|*5. Date of the transaction   |                  23 March 2017| 
|and date on*                  |                               | 
|*which the threshold is       |                               | 
|crossed or*                   |                               | 
|*reached:* v                  |                               | 
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|*6. Date on which issuer      |                  24 March 2017| 
|notified:*                    |                               | 
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|*7. Threshold(s) that is/are  |                            25%| 
|crossed or*                   |                               | 
|*reached: *vi, vii            |                               | 
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|*8. Notified details:*                                                                                    | 
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|*A: Voting rights attached to shares* viii, ix                                                            | 
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|*Class/type   |*Situation previous*                  |*Resulting situation after the triggering           | 
|of*           |*to the triggering*                   |transaction*                                        | 
|*shares*      |*transaction*                         |                                                    | 
|              |                                      |                                                    | 
|if possible   |                                      |                                                    | 
|using         |                                      |                                                    | 
|the ISIN CODE |                                      |                                                    | 
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|              |*Number*           |*Number*          |*Number*      |*Number of   |*% of voting rights    | 
|              |*of*               |*of*              |*of shares*   |voting*      |x*                     | 
|              |*Shares*           |*Voting*          |              |*rights*     |                       | 
|              |                   |*Rights*          |              |             |                       | 
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|              |      |*Direct*    |      |*Direct    |*Indirect|*Direct*    |*Indirect* |   |   |    |    | 
|              |      |            |      |*xi        |*xii     |            |           |   |   |    |    | 
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|Common Stock  |6,790,126          |                  |              |       |6,872|             |25.001%  | 
|              |                   |                  |              |       |,126 |             |         | 
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|(GB0009241885)|      |     |      |      |      |    |         |    |   |   |     |     |   |   |    |    | 
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|*B: Qualifying Financial Instruments*                                                                     | 
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|*Resulting situation after the triggering transaction*                                                    | 
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|*Type of financial*        |*Expiration* |*Exercise/ *                  |*Number of         |*% of        | 
|*instrument*               |*date *xiii  |*Conversion Period *xiv       |voting*            |voting*      | 
|                           |             |                              |*rights that may   |*rights*     | 
|                           |             |                              |be*                |             | 
|                           |             |                              |*acquired if       |             | 
|                           |             |                              |the*               |             | 
|                           |             |                              |*instrument is*    |             | 
|                           |             |                              |*exercised/        |             | 
|                           |             |                              |converted.*        |             | 
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|*C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments                | 
|*xv, xvi                                                                                                  | 
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|*Resulting situation after the triggering transaction*                                                    | 
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|*Type of financial*  |*Exercise   |*Expiration  |*Exercise/*        |*Number of         |*% of voting     | 
|*instrument*         |price*      |date *xvii   |*Conversion        |voting rights      |rights *xix,     | 
|                     |            |             |period *xviii      |instrument         |xx               | 
|                     |            |             |                   |refers to*         |                 | 
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|                     |            |             |                   |                   |            |    | 

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|              |                   |      |      |    |         |    |   |   |     |     |   |   |    |    | 
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|*Total (A+B+C)*                                                                                           | 
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|*Number of voting rights*                                      |*Percentage of voting rights*             | 
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|6,872,126                                                      |25.001%                                   | 
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|*9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the        | 
|voting rights and/or the*                                     | 
|*financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   | 
|*xxi                                                          | 
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|Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in       | 
|Polygon Global Partners LLP. Consequently, Polygon Global     | 
|Partners LLP is a 'controlled undertaking' in relation to     | 
|Mr. Griffith.                                                 | 
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|*Proxy Voting:*                                               | 
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|*10. Name of the proxy holder:*        |                   N/A| 
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|*11. Number of voting rights proxy     |                   N/A| 
|holder will cease*                     |                      | 
|*to hold:*                             |                      | 
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|*12. Date on which proxy holder will   |                   N/A| 
|cease to hold*                         |                      | 
|*voting rights:*                       |                      | 
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|*13. Additional |Polygon Global Partners LLP is the           | 
|information:*   |investment manager to a fund, Polygon        | 
|                |European Equity Opportunity Master Fund, and | 
|                |a separate managed account that, between     | 
|                |them, hold the positions referred to in this | 
|                |notification.                                | 
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|*14. Contact    |                             Katharine Ostrow| 
|name:*          |                                             | 
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|*15. Contact    |                            [phone]| 
|telephone       |                                             | 
|number:*        |                                             | 
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Language:      English 
ISIN:          GB0009241885 
Category Code: HOL 
TIDM:          WHI 
Sequence No.:  3986 
 
End of Announcement EQS News Service 
 
557995 24-March-2017 
 
 

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