Blocklisting Interim Review

McBride PLC
02 May 2006


                        BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN


   Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically.


To:    The FSA


Date:  2 May 2006


Name of        McBride Plc
applicant:

Name of        The McBride 1995 International Executive Share Option Scheme
scheme:

Period   From:                        29.10.05   To:                                        28.04.06
of
return:

Balance under                                                                                916,751
scheme from
previous
return:

The amount by                                                                                      -
which the
block scheme
has been
increased, if
the scheme has
been increased
since the date
of the last
return:

Number of                                                                                          -
securities
issued/
allotted under
scheme during
period:

Balance under                                                                                916,751
scheme not yet
issued/
allotted at
end of
period

Number and     800,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each listed on 28 October 2003;
class of
securities     600,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each listed on 22 December 2004;
originally
listed and the 1,250,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each listed on 26 January 2005;
date of
admission      1,200,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each listed on 8 February 2005;

               1,150,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each listed on 23 February 2005;

               1,000,000 Ordinary  Shares of 10p each listed on 18 March 2005.

Total number   177,614,793 Ordinary Shares of 10p each (including 472,852 treasury shares)
of securities
in issue at
the end of the
period

Name of contact:          Mr M W Roberts

Address of contact:       McBride House, Penn Road, Beaconsfield,
                          Buckinghamshire, HP9 2FY

Telephone number of       01494 607050
contact:


SIGNED BY   ____M W Roberts__________________________________________

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised
officer, for and on behalf of


McBride Plc

Name of applicant


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liable to prosecution.



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