Transaction in Own Shares

McBride PLC
16 June 2005





                          McBride PLC ('the Company')

                             Purchase of own shares



McBride PLC ('the Company') announces that on 15 June 2005, it purchased through
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein 250,000 of its ordinary shares at 152p per share.
The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.


Following the purchase of these shares, McBride plc holds 1,275,000 ordinary
shares in treasury and has a total of 177,466,497 ordinary shares (excluding
treasury shares) in issue.

















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