Transfer of Shares

W.H. Ireland Group PLC
02 May 2007

                             W.H. Ireland Group plc

         Transfer of Shares into Treasury and Voting Rights and Capital



W.H. Ireland Group plc ('the Company') announces that on the 29th April 2007
1,495 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') were
transferred into Treasury as a result of allocation of a scrip dividend on that
date.  Following this transfer, the Company held 61,822 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury.



In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6, the Company confirms
that, as at 30 April 2007, the Company's capital consisted of 16,452,388
Ordinary Shares in issue.  The number of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury was
61,822.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is
16,390,566.



The above figure (16,390,566) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for
the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of WH
Ireland Group plc under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.




Enquiries:

Mike Frame                                           0161 832 2174
Company Secretary




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