Exercise of Options

W.H. Ireland Group PLC
08 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 the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') at 70p per share pursuant to the exercise of options
under the Company's share option schemes. Application has been made for the new
Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to
commence on 13 August 2007.


Following this exercise of options the enlarged issued share capital of the
Company is 16,868,663 Ordinary Shares.


For further information contact:


Michael Frame

Company Secretary

0161 832 2174




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