Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
11 April 2007

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):


MCBRIDE PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please state 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 the notification obligation (iii):


AMVESCAP PLC


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):



 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):


03 APRIL 2007

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


04 APRIL 2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


20%, 19%

 

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction (vi)       

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
                                                                      
ORDINARY SHARES
10P (GB0005746358)     35,720,569             35,720,569


                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         

                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
ORDINARY SHARES
10P (GB0005746358)   34,832,141                   34,832,141                19.60%


 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 


34,832,141                      19.60%

                                        

 

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


BANK OF IRELAND - DUBLIN - 529,440

CHASE NOMINEES - 510,741

VIDACOS NOMINEES - 29,747,392

HSBC NOMINEES - 706,444

STATE STREET TRUST & BANKING, LONDON - 3,053,605

NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, LONDON - 284,519


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the 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:


SAMANTHA EDWARDS
 

15. Contact telephone number:


01491 416381

 

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
           

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):


AMVESCAP PLC
 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):


30 FINSBURY SQUARE
LONDON
EC2A 1AG


 

Phone number:

020 7638 0731

 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):


FAX:  [phone]

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:


 

Contact address:


 

Phone number:


 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):


 

C: Additional information :


 
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