REG - W.H. Ireland Group - ESOT Purchases

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14/03/2023 11:45

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RNS Number : 9331S  W.H. Ireland Group PLC  14 March 2023

 

 

WH Ireland Group Plc

 

("WH Ireland" or the "Company")

 

ESOT Purchases

The Directors have received notice that on 13 March 2023 the Company's
Employee Share Option Trust ("ESOT"), the trustee for which is Sanne Fiduciary
Services Limited ("Sanne"), acquired 50,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company
(the "ESOT Purchase Shares") at a price of 21p per share. Sanne can acquire up
to 50,000 Ordinary Shares each month 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
3,017,418 Ordinary Shares representing 4.84% 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  Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each

     Identification code

                                                                  GB0009241885
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Acquisition of existing shares
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  21p       50,000
 d)  Aggregated information

     -   Aggregated volume                                        50,000

      -   Price                                                   21p
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      13 March 2023
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange (XLON)

d)

Aggregated information

-   Aggregated volume

 -   Price

 

50,000

21p

e)

Date of the transaction

13 March 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

For further information please contact:

 WH Ireland Group plc                                     www.whirelandplc.com (http://www.whirelandplc.com)
 Phillip Wale, Chief Executive Officer                    +44(0) 20 7220 1666

 Canaccord Genuity Limited                                www.canaccordgenuity.com (http://www.canaccordgenuity.com)
 Emma Gabriel / Harry Rees                                +44(0) 20 7523 8000

 MHP Communications                                       whireland@mhpc.com (mailto:whireland@mhpc.com)
 Reg Hoare                                                +44 (0) 20 3128 8793

 

 

 

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