Transaction in Own Shares

McBride PLC
16 February 2005


                          McBride plc ('the Company')

                            Purchase of own shares



McBride plc announces that on 15 February 2005 it purchased through Dresdner
Kleinwort Wasserstein 100,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at 161
pence per share.







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