Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2831H

McBride PLC

03 November 2008

 



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 GB0005746358

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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 notification obligation:	ALLIANZ SE
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS AG
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	30 OCTOBER 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	31 OCTOBER 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	8%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares Direct	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0005746358	16,182,950	16,182,950	16,248,131	96,639	16,151,492	0.052	8.958

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
16,248,131	9.012%

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

Allianz Global Investors AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz SE. Dresdner Bank AG is the holding company of Kleinworth Benson Private Bank Ltd.  Dresdner Basnk AG is a subsidiary of Allianz Finanzbeteiligungs GmBH which is a direct subsidiary of Allianz SE.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	Dresdner Kleinwort Media Relations Team
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7623 8000

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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