Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
04 May 2006


                                  McBride PLC

                                ('the Company')


 Notification of Interest in Shares under Section 198 - 220 Companies Act 1985


McBride PLC was today notified by Hermes Administration Services Ltd. of the
following interests in the ordinary 10p shares of the Company as at 2 May 2006:


Disclosure by BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BT Pension Scheme


Direct Holdings:

Registered Holders    Held on behalf of   Number of shares   % of issued capital
--------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ---------------------
BriTel Fund Nominees  Trustees of BT             3,897,956                 2.200
Ltd                   Pension Scheme*


Subsidiary Holdings:

Registered Holders    Held on behalf of   Number of shares    % of issued capital
--------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ---------------------
Chase Nominees Ltd    Hermes Assured              1,433,028                 0.809
                      Limited**

Total Interest                                    5,330,984              3.009

Stock on Loan                                       196,736              0.111



The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme control BriTel Fund Trustees Limited, 
which is the owner of Hermes Pensions Management Limited.  Hermes Focus
Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management Limited, Hermes Assured
Limited and Hermes SLP Limited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions
Management Limited.


*  These shares are held on behalf of the Trustees of the BT Pension
   Scheme in funds managed by various investment managers on its behalf.


** These shares are held directly by Hermes Assured Limited, a
   subsidiary of Hermes Pensions Management Limited.











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