Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
30 April 2007



TR-1:                NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
    voting rights are attached

    McBride plc



2.  Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)


    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              (X)


    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in  ( )
    the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
    attached


    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         ( )


    Other (please specify):                                                  ( )




3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

    AMVESCAP PLC



4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)





5.  Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
    reached if different):

    24 April 2007



6.  Date on which issuer notified:

    25 April 2007



7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

    18%, 17%





8.  Notified details:





A:   Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares                 Situation previous to the 
                                     Triggering transaction (vi)
if possible using
the ISIN CODE                                       
                                     Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                     shares         (viii)

Ordinary Shares 10p                  33,606,241     33,606,241
(GB0005746358)






Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares       Number of     Number of voting          % of voting
                           shares        rights (ix)               rights
if possible using the      
ISIN CODE

                           Direct        Direct (x)    Indirect    Direct    Indirect
                                                       (xi)
                           
Ordinary Shares 10p        30,942,732                  30,942,732              17.41% 
(GB0005746358)





B.  Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.    





Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                  % of voting rights

30,942,732                                17.41%






9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


    Bank of Ireland - Dublin -                529,440

    Vidacos Nominees -                     26,368,724

    HSBC Nominees -                           706,444

    State Street Trust & Banking, London -  3,053,605 

    Northern Trust Company, London -          284,519




Proxy Voting:


10.  Name of the proxy holder:




11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:




12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:




13.  Additional information:




14.  Contact name:                                

     Samantha Edwards



15.  Contact telephone number:                    

     01491 416381




Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI)

 

A:  Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification 
    obligation

 

    Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

    AMVESCAP PLC

 
 
    Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

    30 Finsbury Square, 
    London, 
    EC2A 1AG



    Phone number:

    020 7638 0731

 

    Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

    Fax: [phone]

 


B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

    Full name:


 

    Contact address:



 
    Phone number:



 

    Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or 
    legal entity subject to the notification obligation):


 

C:  Additional information :





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