Exercise of Share Options

W.H. Ireland Group PLC
11 September 2007


                              WH Ireland Group plc
                                (the 'Company')


                           Exercise of Share Options


The Company has today issued 80,001 new ordinary shares of 5p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') at 125p 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 September 2007.


Following this exercise of options the enlarged issued share capital of the
Company is 16,973,664 Ordinary Shares.

For further information contact:


Michael Frame

Company Secretary

0161 832 2174


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