Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
29 July 2002


Letter to RNS



Section 198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interest

On the 29th July 2002, McBride plc received the following notification dated  
29th July from Amvescap Plc.


We write to give you notice that, following the purchase of 9,100,000 shares on 
26th July 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 35,520,228 Ordinary 10p Shares of your Company (representing  20%*); details 
of that interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as 
required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out below:
  

Vidacos Nominees Limited                  33,950,540
Chase Nominees Limited                     1,058,325
Mellon Bank Nominees Pittsburgh              511,363


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 holds 13,651,636 shares (7.69%) 
and INVESCO Perpetual International Core Fund holds 8,975,365 shares (5.05%*), 
both registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited.


*Based on an issued share capital of 177,639,197


Letter from McBride Plc




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