Transaction in Own Shares

McBride PLC
14 June 2006


                          McBride PLC ('the Company')
                             Purchase of own shares


McBride PLC ('the Company') announces that on 13 June 2006, it purchased through
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein 50,000 of its ordinary shares at 170p per share.
The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, McBride plc holds 622,852 ordinary
shares in treasury and has a total of 176,996,234 ordinary shares (excluding
treasury shares) in issue.


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