Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
22 February 2008




TR-1:       NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



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

MCBRIDE


                     2. Reason for the notification 


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:

AXA S,A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its  group of companies

 

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):

18/02/2008
 


6. Date on which issuer notified:

19/02/2008
 


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

5%
 


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

0574635                9,267,007              9,267,007




 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares      Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         

                       Direct                Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

0574635                1,275,742             1,275,742  6,659,554       0.71       3.69

               

 




                             B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

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





 

                                 Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

7,935,296                     4.40%








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:

Terry Marsh
 


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637





Name of the Company/Fund         Number of Shares        % of issued share capital


AXA Rosenberg                       401,064              0.22246
             Direct   


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC           293,586              0.16284
UK Smaller Companies Fund
             Indirect


AXA Rosenberg                       304,261              0.16876
             Direct


AXA UK Group Pension Scheme          80,000              0.04437
             Indirect


AXA Rosenberg                     6,285,968              3.48662
             Indirect
 

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      4,915              0.00273
             Direct            


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd          29,929              0.01660
FTSE All Share Tracker
             Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management        175,000              0,09707
LTAV UK Equity
             Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management        163,573              0,09073
FTSE All Share Tracker
             Direct


Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive   121,461              0.06737
             Direct     


Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive    75,539              0,04190
             Direct



                Total Direct      1,275,742              0.70761
              Total Indirect      6,659,554              3.69384

                       TOTAL      7,935,296              4.40145





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