Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
20 February 2002


LETTER TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

LETTER DATED 19 FEBRUARY 2002


On the 19th February 2002, McBride plc received the following notification dated 
18th February 2002 from Amvescap plc:


S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interest

We write to give you notice that, following the purchase of 2,675,000 shares on
15th February 2002, AMVESCAP PLC (AMVESCAP) and subsidiary companies on behalf
of discretionary clients have an interest within the meaning of Part VI of the
Act in 21,495,228 Ordinary 10p Shares of your Company (representing 12.1 %);
details of that interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out below:-
 

Registered Holder                      No of Shares      % of Class

Vidacos Nominees Limited                 20,864,280           11.74
Chase Nominees Limited                      211,245            0.12
Northern Trust Nominees Limited             419,703            0.24
                                         21,495,228           12.10

 
We wish to advise you that none of these shares are beneficially owned by
AMVESCAP. Subsidiary companies of AMVESCAP have a large number of portfolio
management clients for whom they act as investment manager and investment
advisor and by virtue of Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 AMVESCAP is
deemed to have the same interest in the shares.

We would further advise that the above holding includes the following notifiable
holdings:-  INVESCO Perpetual High Income Fund still holds 9,030,001 shares
(5.08%) and, following the purchase of 2,394,052 shares on 15th February 2002,
INVESCO Perpetual International Core Fund holds 6,994,052 shares (3.909%), both
registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited.


LETTER FROM: MCBRIDE PLC


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