Holding(s) in Company

McBride PLC
09 May 2008




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

MCBRIDE


2. Reason for notification 


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 notification obligation:

AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies


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




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

07/05/2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:

08/05/2008


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

5%



8. Notified Details:          TOTAL

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

0574635                8,888,807              8,888,807


 


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares   Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use                                                                 
ISIN CODE              
                       Direct             Direct       Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

0574635                1,284,562         1,284,562     7,762,685         0.71       4.31




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

9,047,247                      5.02%




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


 


          
Name of the Company/Fund          Number of Shares     % of issued share capital


AXA Rosenberg                              409,884          0.22735
     Direct


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                  308,502          0.17112
UK Smaller Companies Fund
     Indirect


AXA Rosenberg                              304,261          0.16876
     Direct


AXA UK Group Pension Scheme                 80,000          0.04437
     Indirect


AXA Rosenberg                            7,374,183           4.09022
   Indirect



Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            4,915            0.00273
     Direct                             


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                29,929            0.01660
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management               175,000           0.09707
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management               163,573           0.09073
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct


AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive          121,461           0.08737
     Direct


AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive           75,539           0.04190
     Direct




                     Total Direct        1,284,562           0.71250
                   Total Indirect        7,762,685           4.30571  
                            TOTAL        9,047,247           5.01821
 



Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of 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:

Terry Marsh
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637
 



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