Transaction in Own Shares

McBride PLC
23 February 2005




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


McBride PLC ('the Company') announces that on 22 February 2005, it purchased
through Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein 200,000 of its ordinary shares at 156.5p
per share. The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.


Following the purchase of these shares, McBride plc holds 200,000 ordinary
shares in treasury and has a total of 176,121,713 ordinary shares (excluding
treasury shares) in issue.





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