Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
12 July 2006






                          McBride PLC ('the Company')


    Notification of Interest in Shares under Section 198 Companies Act 1985


McBride PLC was today notified, that following a purchase by Allianz
Lebensvericherungs AG ('Allianz Leben') of 936,500 ordinary shares on 7 July
2006, Allianz AG and subsidiaries together with Allianz Leben are interested in
16,734,845 shares in the Company representing 9.48% of its ordinary share
capital.


Allianz AG is the ultimate holding company of Allianz Leben. Allianz Leben is a
direct subsidiary of Jota Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH ('Jota') , which is itself a
direct subsidiary of Allianz AG. As a result of s203(2) of the Act. Jota and
Allianz AG are interested in the ordinary shares in which Allianz Leben are
interested.


This announcement is made by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Group Limited, an
indirect subsidiary of Allianz AG, on behalf of Allianz AG and its subsidiaries.












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