W.H. Ireland Group PLC PDMR shareholding (0663U)

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RNS Number : 0663U

W.H. Ireland Group PLC

24 July 2020

WH Ireland Group Plc

("WH Ireland" or the "Company")

PDMR shareholding

Phillip Wale, CEO of WH Ireland, has informed the Company that he has purchased 37,500 ordinary shares in the Company as set out below. Following these purchases, Phillip Wale owns 112,500 ordinary shares, representing 0.23 per cent. of the issued share capital in the Company.

At the same time, Philip Shelley, Chair of WH Ireland, has informed the Company that he has purchased 187,497 ordinary shares in the Company as set out below. Following these purchases, Philip Shelley owns 947,908 ordinary shares, representing 1.9 per cent. of the issued share capital in the Company.

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
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 a)   Name                                                          Phillip Wale 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                                               CEO 
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 b)   Initial notification/amendment                                Initial notification 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                                                          WH Ireland Group plc 
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 b)   LEI                                                           213800HB9TO5O4WD6S66 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument   Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each 
       Identification code 
                                                                     GB0009241885 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction                                     Market purchases 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                         Price(s)         Volume(s) 
                                                                     ---------------  ---------- 
                                                                      40p per share       37,500 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume                                                                     37,500 
       - Price                                                                              GBP15,000 
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 e)   Date of the transaction                                       23 July 2020 
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 f)   Place of the transaction                                      London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
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 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
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 a)   Name                                                          Philip Shelley 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                                               Chair 
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 b)   Initial notification/amendment                                Initial notification 
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 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   Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each 
       Identification code 
                                                                     GB0009241885 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                     Market purchases 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                         Price(s)         Volume(s) 
                                                                     ---------------  ---------- 
                                                                      40p per share      187,497 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume                                                                    187,497 
       - Price                                                                              GBP75,000 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction                                       23 July 2020 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction                                      London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
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For further information please contact:

WH Ireland Group plc www.whirelandplc.com

Phillip Wale, Chief Executive Officer [phone]

SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Andrew Emmott [phone]

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