Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
08 November 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications 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 notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (  )

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) :                                                   (X )
TRANSFERRED TO EXTERNAL FUND MANAGER

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

BT PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE BT PENSION SCHEME.
SEE SECTION 9 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

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

N/A

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

01 NOVEMBER 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 NOVEMBER 2007

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

2%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
0574635                6,493,904              6,493,904
GB0005746358
ORD GBP 10P


 

                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use                                                                 
ISIN CODE                                Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                       2,845,841         2,845,841  1,651,205       1.579%    0.916

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 
4,497,046                     2.495%

 

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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund 
Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Pensions Management 
Limited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of:

1.     Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this 
       issuer: 0.751%)
2.     Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this 
       issuer: 1.744%)
3.     Hermes Assured Limited (included with number 2)

Please see Section 13 for further information.

 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of proxy holder:

SEE COMMENT IN SECTION 13
 

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

SEE COMMENT IN SECTION 13
 

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

SEE COMMENT IN SECTION 13
 

13. Additional information:

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a 
standing proxy contained in services agreements for the provision of corporate 
governance services to various underlying clients.

Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing 
proxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlying
clients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme.

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the 
purposes of DTR 5.2.1(a). The aggregation is made at the lower threshold of 3%
and above because Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited does not manage 
investments for the purposes of the investment manager exemption
contained in DTR 5.1.5.

This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited,  which is the 
ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e).



14. Contact name:

Bianca da Silva/ Margaret Moss
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7680 2163/020 7680 2125



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