Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
08 September 2004



                                  McBride PLC


    Disclosure of Substantial Shareholdings Under the Companies Act of 1985


McBride PLC ('the Company') received notification on 7 September 2004, that as
of 2 September 2004, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisors, LLC ('ASBA') holds,
in the aggregate, a total of 10,557,734 McBride PLC Shares representing 5.94% of
the Issued Share Capital.


The registered holders of the Shares managed by ASBA are as detailed below :

City of Hartford Municipal Employees' Retirement Fund                   28,122
First Eagle Global Fund                                              3,000,000
First Eagle Overseas Fund                                            5,000,000
Genesee County Employees' Retirement System                             75,000
MacArthur Foundation Trust                                             300,000
SoGen International SICAV                                            1,000,000
United Food and Commercial Workers' Union                              200,000
Utah Retirement Systems                                                325,000
Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisors Diversified International         581,512
Equity Fund, LLC
DEF - BEE & Associates                                                  48,100



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