Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
04 December 2002

4th December 2002

                                   McBride plc

                   Section 198 Companies Act 1985 ('The Act')


McBride plc ('McBride'), Europe's leading supplier of household and personal
care retailer brand products, announces that, following the purchase of 200,000
shares on 2nd December 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 35,711,903 Ordinary 10p Shares of the Company (representing 
20.10%*); 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                                  33,525,540
Chase Nominees Limited                                     1,225,000
HSBC Nominees Limited                                        450,000
Mellon Bank Nominees Pittsburgh                              511,363


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.

The holding includes the following notifiable holdings:- INVESCO Perpetual High
Income Fund holds 14,651 636 shares (8.25%*) and INVESCO Perpetual Income Fund
holds 5,707,453 shares (3.21%*), both registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees
Limited.

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


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