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Language: English ISIN: GB0009241885 Category Code: HOL TIDM: WHI Sequence Number: 3664 Time of Receipt: 08-Dec-2016 / 15:00 GMT/BST End of Announcement EQS News Service
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying WH Ireland Group PLC issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) Polygon Global Partners LLP subject to the Reade Eugene Griffith notification obligation: iii 4. Full name of N/A shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction 6 December 2016 and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer 7 December 2016 notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 23% crossed or reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
Number Number Numb- Number of % of voting
if possible of of er voting rights x
using Shares Voting of rights
the ISIN Rights shar-
CODE es
Dire- Dire- Indir- Direct Indi-
ct ct xi ect rect
xii
Common Stock 5,740,634 6,393, 23.25
(GB000924188 126 8%
5)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expirat- Exercise/ Number of % of
instrument ion Conversion voting voting
date Period xiv rights that may rights
xiii be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exerci- Expir- Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial se ation Conversi- rights rights xix,
instrument price date on period instrument xx
xvii xviii refers to
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
6,393,126 23.258%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Reade Griffith holds a majority of the voting rights in Polygon Global
Partners LLP. Consequently, Polygon Global Partners LLP is a 'controlled
undertaking' in relation to Mr. Griffith.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights:
13. Additional information: Polygon Global Partners LLP is the
investment manager to a fund,
Polygon European Equity Opportunity
Master Fund, and a separate managed
account that, between them, hold the
positions referred to in this
notification.
14. Contact name: Katharine Ostrow
15. Contact telephone number: +44 020 7901 8331
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Language: English ISIN: GB0009241885 Category Code: HOL TIDM: WHI Sequence Number: 3664 Time of Receipt: 08-Dec-2016 / 15:00 GMT/BST End of Announcement EQS News Service
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