Transaction in Own Shares

McBride PLC

23 December 2025

 

23 December 2025

McBride plc

Transaction in Own Shares

McBride plc (the "Company") announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through Investec Bank plc (the "Broker").

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:	22nd December 2025
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	18,326
Lowest price per share (pence):	141.40
Highest price per share (pence):	144.00
Weighted average price per day (pence):	142.9533

The Company will purchase the above Ordinary Shares through the Broker on the London Stock Exchange (the "Purchases") and will subsequently cancel them.

Such Purchases form part of the Company's existing buyback programme and were effected pursuant to the non-discretionary agreement entered into with the Broker, as announced on 1^st December 2025.

Following the Purchases and cancellation of these Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 177,587,032 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares), hold 42,041 Ordinary Shares in treasury, and have 594,610,458 non-cumulative redeemable preference shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("B Shares") in issue. B Shares carry no rights to attend, speak or vote at Company meetings, except on a resolution relating to the winding up of the Company.

Once the Ordinary Shares are cancelled, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 177,587,032. This figure may be used by shareholders of the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (the "DTRs").

The Company confirms that, in accordance with DTR 5.5.1R, following the Purchases the percentage of voting rights attributable to the Ordinary Shares held in treasury is 0.02 per cent.

   The tables below contain detailed information about the Purchases.

Schedule of Purchases:

Issuer name: McBride plc

ISIN: GB0005746358

Date of purchases: 22^nd December 2025

   Investment firm: Investec Bank plc

  Aggregate Information

Venue	Volume-weighted average price (p)	Aggregated volume	Lowest price per share (p)	Highest price per share (p)
XLON	142.9533	18,326	141.40	144.00

Individual Transactions

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by the Broker on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme is detailed below:

Date and time of each trade	Number of shares purchased	Price (pence per share)	Trading Venue	Transaction Reference Number
22 December 2025 08:18:44	514	144.00	XLON	00366936921TRLO1
22 December 2025 08:39:12	561	144.00	XLON	00366955777TRLO1
22 December 2025 08:43:00	157	144.00	XLON	00366959466TRLO1
22 December 2025 08:43:00	405	144.00	XLON	00366959467TRLO1
22 December 2025 08:46:44	183	144.00	XLON	00366962740TRLO1
22 December 2025 08:46:44	537	143.80	XLON	00366962751TRLO1
22 December 2025 08:52:33	174	143.80	XLON	00366968562TRLO1
22 December 2025 08:52:33	344	143.80	XLON	00366968563TRLO1
22 December 2025 09:00:11	525	143.20	XLON	00366975427TRLO1
22 December 2025 10:41:58	522	142.40	XLON	00367039905TRLO1
22 December 2025 11:14:51	553	141.80	XLON	00367040672TRLO1
22 December 2025 12:54:12	527	141.40	XLON	00367042553TRLO1
22 December 2025 13:34:19	659	141.80	XLON	00367043343TRLO1
22 December 2025 14:34:59	540	141.40	XLON	00367045012TRLO1
22 December 2025 14:59:57	1,338	143.00	XLON	00367045981TRLO1
22 December 2025 14:59:59	524	143.00	XLON	00367045994TRLO1
22 December 2025 14:59:59	519	142.60	XLON	00367045995TRLO1
22 December 2025 15:06:01	573	142.60	XLON	00367046244TRLO1
22 December 2025 15:06:01	776	142.60	XLON	00367046245TRLO1
22 December 2025 15:06:01	1,698	142.60	XLON	00367046246TRLO1
22 December 2025 15:30:56	6	142.60	XLON	00367046892TRLO1
22 December 2025 15:50:24	184	143.00	XLON	00367047613TRLO1
22 December 2025 15:50:24	2,879	143.00	XLON	00367047614TRLO1
22 December 2025 15:50:24	296	143.00	XLON	00367047615TRLO1
22 December 2025 15:50:24	659	143.00	XLON	00367047616TRLO1
22 December 2025 16:02:06	155	143.60	XLON	00367048002TRLO1
22 December 2025 16:02:06	839	143.60	XLON	00367048003TRLO1
22 December 2025 16:02:06	57	143.60	XLON	00367048004TRLO1
22 December 2025 16:02:06	1	143.60	XLON	00367048005TRLO1
22 December 2025 16:09:53	1,081	143.40	XLON	00367048206TRLO1
22 December 2025 16:09:53	540	143.40	XLON	00367048207TRLO1

For further information please contact:

McBride plc

Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer

Mark Strickland, Chief Financial Officer

Instinctif Partners                                             020 7457 2020

Hannah Scott

Galyna Kulachek

 

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