Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
08 November 2007


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 Plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)

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):

06/11/2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07/11/2007
 

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                7,886,157               7,886,157



 

                     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  Indirect  Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

0574635            1,368,437          1,368,437   8,160,064        0.76      4.53
               

0574635
 

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 

    9,528,501                      5.29%
 




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 Sun Life plc                      401,064                     0.22252
AXA Rosenberg
             Direct   

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC             282,496                     0.15673
UK Smaller Companies Fund
            Indirect

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc        304,261                     0.16881
AXA Rosenberg
            Direct

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme            80,000                      0.04439
            Indirect

AXA Colonia Konzern                    80,695                      0.04477
            Direct

AXA Rosenberg                       7,797,568                      4.32623
            Indirect


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd        4,915                      0.00273
            Direct            

AXA Sun Life                           41,929                      0.02326
FTSE All Share Tracker Life
            Direct    

AXA Sun Life                          175,000                      0.09709
LTAV UK Equity Pension
            Direct       

AXA Sun Life                          163,573                      0.09075
FTSE All Share Tracker Pension
            Direct               

AXA Sun Life plc                      121,461                      0.06739
With Profit Transition Fund
            Direct

Sun Life Assurance Society plc         75,539                      0.04191
With Profit Transition Fund
            Direct

                Total Direct        1,368,437                      0.75923
                Total Indirect      8,160,064                      4.52735

                TOTAL               9,528,501                      5.28659




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