Transaction in Own Shares

McBride PLC

05 January 2026

 

5 January 2026

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:	2nd January 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	19,303
Lowest price per share (pence):	142.40
Highest price per share (pence):	145.00
Weighted average price per day (pence):	144.2832

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 177,358,045 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 177,358,045. 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

   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	144.2832	19,303	142.40	145.00

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
02 January 2026 08:36:30	530	145.00	XLON	00368534905TRLO1
02 January 2026 08:44:50	539	144.00	XLON	00368537733TRLO1
02 January 2026 09:15:09	534	143.00	XLON	00368548867TRLO1
02 January 2026 09:30:08	370	142.40	XLON	00368555912TRLO1
02 January 2026 09:45:21	168	142.40	XLON	00368563026TRLO1
02 January 2026 09:45:21	175	142.40	XLON	00368563027TRLO1
02 January 2026 09:47:55	1,089	142.80	XLON	00368564561TRLO1
02 January 2026 09:48:06	231	142.80	XLON	00368564651TRLO1
02 January 2026 09:58:45	246	142.60	XLON	00368569899TRLO1
02 January 2026 10:59:55	46	143.60	XLON	00368571610TRLO1
02 January 2026 11:10:11	531	143.60	XLON	00368571780TRLO1
02 January 2026 11:45:25	136	144.40	XLON	00368572669TRLO1
02 January 2026 11:48:36	540	144.20	XLON	00368572715TRLO1
02 January 2026 12:06:22	536	144.20	XLON	00368573014TRLO1
02 January 2026 12:06:22	1,071	144.20	XLON	00368573015TRLO1
02 January 2026 12:06:22	535	144.20	XLON	00368573016TRLO1
02 January 2026 12:59:55	436	143.80	XLON	00368574047TRLO1
02 January 2026 12:59:55	104	143.80	XLON	00368574048TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:23:06	120	144.60	XLON	00368574411TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:23:06	79	144.60	XLON	00368574412TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:23:06	114	144.60	XLON	00368574413TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:23:06	719	144.40	XLON	00368574414TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:23:06	361	144.40	XLON	00368574415TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:23:10	1,076	144.20	XLON	00368574416TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:59:24	380	145.00	XLON	00368575041TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:59:24	692	145.00	XLON	00368575042TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:59:24	428	145.00	XLON	00368575043TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:59:24	1,736	145.00	XLON	00368575044TRLO1
02 January 2026 13:59:24	736	145.00	XLON	00368575045TRLO1
02 January 2026 14:59:27	207	145.00	XLON	00368576554TRLO1
02 January 2026 14:59:38	164	144.80	XLON	00368576567TRLO1
02 January 2026 14:59:55	36	144.80	XLON	00368576591TRLO1
02 January 2026 14:59:55	43	144.80	XLON	00368576592TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:13:18	337	144.80	XLON	00368577106TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:13:18	79	144.80	XLON	00368577107TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:13:18	164	144.80	XLON	00368577108TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:26:15	578	144.40	XLON	00368577586TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:26:15	300	144.40	XLON	00368577587TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:26:18	977	144.40	XLON	00368577589TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:38:00	716	144.60	XLON	00368577974TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:54:48	1,443	145.00	XLON	00368578421TRLO1
02 January 2026 15:57:49	1	145.00	XLON	00368578514TRLO1

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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