Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
28 January 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 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:


LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (GROUP)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (LGIM)


 

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



LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)
 

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


23 JANUARY 2008

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


25 JANUARY 2008

 

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


ABOVE 5% (GROUP)

ABOVE 5% (LGIM)

 

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 

ORD 10P                                BELOW 5%


 

                     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  

ORD 10P              8,506,203         8,506,203  551,084         4.718     0.305

 

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 


9,057,287                       5.02

 

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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) 
(9,057,287 - 5.02% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) 
(9,057,287 - 5.02% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
(9,057,287 - 5.02% - Total Position)

                 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G) (8,506,203 - 4.71% - LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)             Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (7,691,879 - 4.26% =               (Direct) (LGIH)
PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)              Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (7,691,879 - 4.26 % = PMC)                     (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                             Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

 

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:


NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 180,265,968

 

14. Contact name:


HELEN LEWIS (LGIM)
 

15. Contact telephone number:


020 3124 3851



 
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