Holding(s) in Company

W.H. Ireland Group PLC
07 December 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

W. H. Ireland Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Trevor Davies

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

As above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

As above

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

78,854

8. Percentage of issued class

0.5%

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 5p each

10. Date of transaction

30 November 2004

11. Date company informed

6 December 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

550,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.5%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Derek Ashford 0161 832 6644

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Derek Ashford, Finance Director

Date of notification

7 December 2004

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