Holding in Company

McBride PLC
13 November 2001


Letter to Company Announcements Office

On 12 November 2001, McBride plc received the following notification dated 12 
November 2001 from Franklin Resources Inc.:

S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests

We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates, which 
includes Franklin Mutual Advisors, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its 
affiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates perform investment 
management and advisory services for clients on a global basis.

We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under 
management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients, 
as detailed in the schedule below.


Registered Holder                        No. of shares          % of Class

Chase Nominees Ltd, London                  11,770,870           6.6263
State Street Bank, London% of Class            327,000           0.1841
TOTAL                                       12,097,870           6,8104

 
Letter to McBride plc


S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests

We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which 
includes Franklin Mutual Advisors, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its 
affiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates perform investment 
management and advisory services for clients on a global basis.

We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under 
management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients, 
as detailed in the schedule below.



Contact 
Kristina Perez 
Tel: [phone] or 
Colleen Lightbourne
Tel: [phone] 
Fax: [phone]


Letter from Franklin Resources, Inc.


                                    SCHEDULE 

                                   MCBRIDE PLC 

                                Outstanding Shares         177,639,000

 
Registered Holder                 No. of Shares                 % of Class

Chase Nominees Ltd                   11,770,870                    6.6263%

State Street Bank                       327,000                    0.1841%

TOTAL                                12,097,870                    6.8104%