Transaction in Own Shares

McBride PLC
22 February 2005



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


McBride plc announces that on 21 February 2005 it purchased through Dresdner
Kleinwort Wasserstein 200,000 of its ordinary shares for cancellation at 160
pence per share.



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