Exercise of Options

8 Aug 2007 16:00

W.H. Ireland Group PLC08 August 2007 WH Ireland Group plc (the "Company") Exercise of Share Options The Company has today issued 10,000 new ordinary shares of 5p each in theCompany ("Ordinary Shares") at 70p per share pursuant to the exercise of optionsunder the Company's share option schemes. Application has been made for the newOrdinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected tocommence on 13 August 2007. Following this exercise of options the enlarged issued share capital of theCompany is 16,868,663 Ordinary Shares. For further information contact: Michael Frame Company Secretary 0161 832 2174 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange