Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
02 February 2006


                          McBride PLC ('the Company')

    Notification of Interest in Shares under Section 198 Companies Act 1985

McBride PLC was notified on 1 February 2006, that following a purchase by
Allianz Lebensvericherungs AG ('Allianz Leben') of 185,000 ordinary shares on 31
January 2006, Allianz AG and subsidiaries together with Allianz Leben are
interested in 7,234,845 shares in the Company representing 4.08% of its ordinary
share capital.

Allianz AG is the ultimate holding company of Allianz Leben. Allianz Leben is a
direct subsidiary of Jota Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH ('Jota') , which is itself a
direct subsidiary of Allianz AG. As a result of s203(2) of the Act. Jota and
Allianz AG are interested in the ordinary shares in which Allianz Leben are
interested.

This announcement is made by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Group Limited, an
indirect subsidiary of Allianz AG, on behalf of Allianz AG and its subsidiaries.


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