Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
26 February 2002


LETTER TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

DATED: 25 FEBRUARY, 2002


On the 25th February 2002, McBride plc received the following notification dated
25th February 2002 from Amvescap plc: 

S. 198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interest 

We write to give you notice that, following the purchase of 750,000
shares on 22nd 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 23,745,228 Ordinary 10p Shares of your Company (representing
13.367%); 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                  23,051,869               12.977
Chase Nominees Limited                       232,596                0.131
Northern Trust Nominees Limited              460,763                0.259
                                          23,745,228               13.367

  
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 now holds 9,827,066 shares (5.53%)
and INVESCO Perpetual International Core Fund now holds 7,765,244 shares
(4.37%), both registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited.


LETTER FROM: MCBRIDE PLC



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