Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
2 September 2002


LETTER TO: RNS
DATED: AUGUST 30, 2002


On the 30th August 2002, McBride plc received the following notification dated 
30th August 2002 from AMVESCAP PLC:

Section 198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interest

We write to give you notice that, following the sale of 58,325 shares on 27th 
August 2002, AMVESCAP PLC (AMVESCAP) and subsidiary companies on behalf of 
discretionary clients have an interest within the meaning of Part VI of the Act 
in 35,461,903 Ordinary 10p Shares of your Company (representing 19.96%*); detail 
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                             33,855,540 
     Chase Nominees Limited                                1,095,000 
     Mellon Bank Nominees Pittsburg                          511,363

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 
holdings:- INVESCO Perpetual High Income fund still holds 13,651,636 shares 
(7.685%*) and INVESCO Perpetual International Core Fund still holds 8,975,365 
shares (5.05%*), both registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited.


* Based on an issued share capital of 177,639,197
 

LETTER FROM: MCBRIDE PLC



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