15 January 2013

Notice of Interest

On 15 January 2013, the Company was informed that, on 14 January 2013, the following Directors acquired the numbers of ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Shares") set out next to their names below.

Director Number of
Shares
acquired 		Price paid per
Share 		Resulting
holding 		Resulting
percentage of
total voting
rights
Richard Killingbeck 80,000 55p 805,000* 3.40%
John Scott 110,000 55p 234,575 0.99%
Alan Kershaw 20,000 55p 40,000 0.17%

* these shares are held in Richard Killingbeck's SIPP.

For further information please contact:

WH Ireland Group plc +44 (0) 20 7220 1666
Rupert Lowe, Chairman
Richard Killingbeck, CEO
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited +44 (0) 20 7459 2500
Hugh Morgan (Corporate Finance)
Adam Pollock (Corporate Broking)
Abchurch Communications +44 (0) 20 7398 7718
Harriet Rae/Joanne Shears/Julian Bosdet
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