Transaction in Own Shares

McBride PLC

04 March 2026

 

4 March 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 Peel Hunt LLP (the "Broker").

 Ordinary Shares
 

Date of purchase	3 March 2026
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:	59,513
Lowest price per Ordinary Share (pence):	153.00
Highest price per Ordinary Share (pence):	155.00
Volume weighted average price per day (pence):	154.44

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 1st December 2025.

Following the Purchases and cancellation of these Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 176,812,177 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 176,812,177. 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: Peel Hunt LLP

Aggregate information:
 

Venue	Volume Weighted Average Price (p)	Aggregated Volume	Lowest price paid per share (p)	Highest price paid per share (p)
XLON	154.44	59,513	153.00	155.00

 
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 share buyback programme is detailed below:

Date and time of each trade	Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	Price (pence per Ordinary Share)	Trading venue	Transaction reference number
3/03/2026 - 09:02:04	2,500	153.60	XLON	00190025466TRLO0
3/03/2026 - 09:59:56	5,000	153.00	XLON	00190036871TRLO0
3/03/2026 - 12:29:05	10,000	153.00	XLON	00190060610TRLO0
3/03/2026 - 16:04:52	42,013	155.00	XLON	00190101340TRLO0

 
For further information please contact:

McBride plc
Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Mark Strickland, Chief Financial Officer
TEAM LEWIS	[phone]
Hannah Scott
Galyna Kulachek

 

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