Holding in Company
McBride PLC
13 November 2001
LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE
On 13 November 2001, McBride plc received the following notification dated
13 November 2001 from Franklin Resources Inc.:
S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests
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We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisors, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its
affiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates perform investment
management and advisory services for clients on a global basis.
We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under
management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients,
as detailed in the schedule below.
Registered Holder No. of shares % of Class
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Chase Nominees Ltd, London 6,222,170 3.5027
State Street Bank, London 327,000 0.1841
TOTAL 6,549,170 3.6868
LETTER FROM McBRIDE PLC
LETTER TO McBRIDE PLC
S.198 Companies Act- Disclosure of Share Interests
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We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisors, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its
affiliates, Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates perform investment
management and advisory services for clients on a global basis.
We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under
management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients,
as detailed in the schedule below.
LETTER FROM FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS
SCHEDULE
McBRIDE PLC
Outstanding Shares 177,639,000
Registered Holder No. of Shares % Of Class
Chase Nominees Ltd 6,222,170 3.5027%
State Street Bank 327,000 0.1841%
TOTAL 6,549,170 3.6868%
LETTER TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE
On 13 November 2001, McBride plc received the following notification dated 13
November 2001 from Amvescap plc:
S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests
We write to give you notice that, following the purchase of 5,000,000 shares on
12 November 2001, AMVESCAP PLC (AMVESCAP) and subsidiary companies on behalf of
discretionary clients have an interest within the meaning of Part VI of the Act
in 18,820,228 Ordinary 10p Shares of your Company (representing 10.59%), details
of that interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as
required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out below:
Registered Holder No. of shares % of Class
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Vidacos Nominees Limited 18,370,228 10.3413
Chase Nominees Limited 150,000 0.0844
Northern Trust Nominees Limited 300,000 0.1689
TOTAL 18,820,228 10,5946
We wish to advise you that none of these shares are beneficially owned by
AMVESCAP. Subsidiary companies of AMVESCAP have a large number of portfolio
management clients for whom they act as investment manager and investment
advisor and by virtue of Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 AMVESCAP is
deemed to have the same interest in the shares.
We would further advise that the above holding includes the following notifiable
holding:- INVESCO Perpetual High Income Fund holds 9,030,001 shares (5.08%),
registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited.
LETTER FROM McBRIDE PLC
LETTER TO McBRIDE PLC
SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ('THE ACT')
We write to give you notice that, following the purchase of 5,000,000 shares on
12th November 2001. AMVESCAP PLC (AMVESCAP) and subsidiary companies on behalf
of discretionary clients have an interest within the meaning of Part VI of the
Act in 15,820,228 Ordinary 10p Shares of your Company (representing 10.59%*),
details of that interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out below.-
Vidacos Nominees Limited 18,370,228
Chase Nominees Limited 150,000
Northern Trust Nominees Limited 300,000
We wish to advise you that none of these shares are beneficially owned by
AMVESCAP. Subsidiary companies of AMVESCAP have a large number of portfolio
management clients for whom they act as investment manager and investment
advisor and by virtue of Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 AMVESCAP is
deemed to have the same interest in the shares.
We would further advise that the above holding includes the following notifiable
holding:- INVESCO Perpetual High Income Fund holds 9,030,001 shares (5.08%),
registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited.
LETTER FROM AMVESCAP PLC