On 23 May 2012 options over 324,281 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ("Shares") were granted to employees of the Company under the terms of the WH Ireland Group plc Share Option Plan. The options are exercisable at a price of 84.5p per Share at any time between 24 May 2015 and 23 May 2022. The Directors listed below received options as follows:
| Director | No. of Shares over which options granted | No. of Shares over which options now held |
| John Scott | 5,147 | 50,147 |
| Alan Kershaw | 5,147 | 50,147 |
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| WH Ireland Group plc | +44 (0) 20 7220 1666 |
| Paul Compton (CEO) | |
| Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited | +44 (0) 20 7459 3600 |
| Hugh Morgan (Corporate Finance) | |
| Adam Pollock (Corporate Broking) | |
| Abchurch Communications | |
| Joanne Shears / Oliver Hibberd | +44 (0) 207 398 7714 |