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WH Ireland Group Plc
("WH Ireland" or the "Company")
Issue of Options
The Company confirms today that it has issued options over 1,249,998 Ordinary Shares to certain new employees of Company pursuant to their contracts of employment (the "New Options"). Of the New Options, options over 937,499 Ordinary Shares have been issued to Michael Bishop, the head of the Wealth Management of the Company and options over 208,333 Ordinary Shares have been issued to Simon Jackson, Finance Director of the Company.
These options are granted under the rules of the Company's EMI Share Scheme 2020; have an exercise price of 48p and vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant. These options are conditional on the continued employment of the recipient at the date of vesting.
In accordance with the agreement with Polygon Global Partners LLP ("Polygon"), announced on 17 October 2017, Polygon has consented to the issue of the New Options.
For further information please contact:
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WH Ireland Group plc |
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Phillip Wale, Chief Executive Officer |
+44(0) 20 7220 1666 |
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Canaccord Genuity Limited |
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Andrew Potts / Tom Diehl |
+44(0) 20 7523 8000 |
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MHP Communications |
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Reg Hoare / James Bavister |
+44 (0) 20 3128 8793 |
The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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Name |
Michael Bishop |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Head of Wealth Management |
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b) |
Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
WH Ireland Group plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800HB9TO5O4WD6S66 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each
GB0009241885 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Issue of Share Options
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
937,499 48p
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Date of the transaction |
27 April 2020 |
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Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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Name |
Simon Jackson |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Director |
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Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
WH Ireland Group plc |
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LEI |
213800HB9TO5O4WD6S66 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each
GB0009241885 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Issue of Equity |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
208,333 48p |
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Date of the transaction |
27 April 2022 |
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Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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| Date | 27 Apr 2022 |
| Time | 16:05:35 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 5832J |