Additional Listing

W.H. Ireland Group PLC
31 March 2006


                             W.H. Ireland Group plc
                                (the 'Company')
                                        
                               Additional Listing
                                        

The Company announces that it has applied for the admission of 55,218 new
ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the company pursuant to the
exercise of employee share options.

It is expected that dealings in the new ordinary shares will commence at 08.00
on 5 April 2006.


Enquiries:

W. H. Ireland
Derek Ashford                                                     0161 832 2174




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