REG - W.H. Ireland Group - ESOT Purchases
RNS Number : 7568HW.H. Ireland Group PLC05 August 2021
WH Ireland Group Plc
("WH Ireland" or the "Company")
ESOT Purchases
The Directors have received notice that (i) on 4 August 2021 the Company's Employee Share Option Trust ("ESOT"), the trustee for which is Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited ("Sanne"), acquired 40,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 57p per share; and (ii) on 5 August 2021 that they had also acquired an additional 10,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 57p (together the "ESOT Purchase Shares"). The ESOT Purchase Shares represent the maximum number of shares that will be acquired by Sanne during August 2021 pursuant to the terms of the ESOT Purchase Plan, the details of which are set out in the announcement of 18 May 2021. A monthly share purchase plan is currently in place.
The total number of shares now held by Sanne, as trustee of the ESOT, is 2,289,500 Ordinary Shares representing 3.69% of the total issued share capital of the Company ("ESOT Shares").
It is the intention that the ESOT Shares will be used to satisfy the awards of share options granted to employees of the Company (or for such other purposes as may be required of the Trust from time to time).
The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.
1
Details of the PCA
a)
Name
Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited, as trustee for the WH Ireland Employee Share Option Trust
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PCA of the Directors (as a connected trust)
b)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each
GB0009241885
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of existing shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
57p
40,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
40,000
57p
e)
Date of the transaction
4 August 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1
Details of the PCA
a)
Name
Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited, as trustee for the WH Ireland Employee Share Option Trust
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PCA of the Directors (as a connected trust)
b)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each
GB0009241885
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of existing shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
57p
10,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
10,000
57p
e)
Date of the transaction
5 August 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
For further information please contact:
WH Ireland Group plc
Phillip Wale, Chief Executive Officer
+44(0) 20 7220 1666
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Emma Gabriel / Tom Diehl
+44(0) 20 7523 8000
MHP Communications
Reg Hoare / James Bavister
+44 (0) 20 3128 8793
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