Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

W.H Ireland

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Change in the number of shares in issue

YES

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Lloyds TSB Group Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

State Street Nominees Ltd

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

20 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 May 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Fallen Below 9%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ord GBP0.05

0924188

1,558,246

1,558,246

1,588,246

1,588,246

7.861

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,588,246

7.861

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

1,588,246 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Central Disclosure Unit

15. Contact telephone name:

+44 (0) 1444 418127

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Lloyds TSB Group Plc

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

Henry Duncan House 120 George StreetEdinburghEH2 4LH

Phone number & email

+44 (0) 131 225 4555

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit

Contact address

2nd Floor

31/33 Perrymount Road

Haywards Heath

West Sussex

RH16 3SP

Phone number & email

+44 (0) 1444 418127

GrpOps_CDU@LloydsTSB.co.uk

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information