Director Shareholding

McBride PLC
12 November 2004

                                  McBride plc
                                ('the Company')


McBride plc has been advised that Mr M. Handley, Chief Executive and Deputy
Chairman, has this afternoon sold through Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
Securities, 600,000 Ordinary Shares in the company. As a result of the Sale, Mr
Handley's holdings are as follows:

Date of Sale   Shares Registered As:     Number Of       Number of       Price per       Resultant
                                       Shares Held     Shares Sold           share    shareholding
                                                                                         following
                                                                                       transaction
-------------- --------------------- --------------- --------------- -----------------------------

12/11/2004     M Handley Trust              76,102          76,102           155p                0
               (FURBS)

12/11/2004     M & L Handley Trust         182,000         182,000           155p                0

12/11/2004     M Handley                 1,941,899         341,898           155p        1,602,001

The Sale of 182,000 Shares on behalf of the M & L Handley Trust were held
Non-Beneficially.



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