Transaction in Own Shares

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McBride PLC has purchased 7,941 ordinary shares at a volume weighted average price of 159.91 pence, with prices ranging from 159.60 to 160.00 pence, as part of its ongoing buyback program. These shares will be cancelled, reducing the total number of issued ordinary shares to 175,460,806, which will serve as the denominator for shareholder notification calculations. The company also provided corrections to previously announced transaction prices for purchases made on March 18, 2026, detailing various trades within a price range of 143.20 to 144.00 pence.

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McBride PLC

15 April 2026

15 April 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	14 April 2026
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:	7,941
Lowest price per Ordinary Share (pence):	159.60
Highest price per Ordinary Share (pence):	160.00
Volume weighted average price per day (pence):	159.91

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 175,460,806 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 175,460,806. 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	159.91	7,941	159.60	160.00

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
14/04/2026 - 10:16:05	1,907	160.00	XLON	00190984101TRLO0
19/03/2026 - 14:21:44	2,056	160.00	XLON	00190985292TRLO0
19/03/2026 - 14:30:50	996	160.00	XLON	00190985336TRLO0
19/03/2026 - 14:30:50	1,111	160.00	XLON	00190985337TRLO0
19/03/2026 - 14:32:19	828	159.60	XLON	00190985936TRLO0
19/03/2026 - 14:32:19	1,043	159.60	XLON	00190987404TRLO0

The Company also announces corrections to the individual transaction prices detailed in the 'Transaction in Own Shares' announcement (RNS Number: 1792X) issued on 19 March 2026 (in respect of purchases made on 18 March 2026) so that they now read as follows:

Individual Transactions

Date and time of each trade	Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	Price (pence per Ordinary Share)	Trading venue	Transaction reference number
18/03/2026 - 08:29:52	169	143.80	XLON	00190917416TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 08:29:52	1,200	143.80	XLON	00190917417TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 08:29:52	392	143.80	XLON	00190917418TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 08:40:03	4	143.20	XLON	00190919241TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 09:20:42	1,698	144.00	XLON	00190923799TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 09:47:47	1,081	143.60	XLON	00190926196TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 09:47:47	524	143.60	XLON	00190926197TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 09:48:02	737	144.00	XLON	00190926213TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 09:48:02	790	144.00	XLON	00190926214TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 09:48:02	157	144.00	XLON	00190926215TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 10:04:46	18	143.80	XLON	00190927652TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 10:28:27	66	143.80	XLON	00190929605TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 11:09:49	1,067	143.80	XLON	00190933458TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 11:30:07	708	143.80	XLON	00190935274TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 11:31:36	47,531	143.80	XLON	00190935494TRLO0
18/03/2026 - 11:41:23	31,389	143.80	XLON	00190936636TRLO0

For further information please contact:

McBride plc
Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Mark Strickland, Chief Financial Officer
TEAM LEWIS	+44 (0)20 7802 2634
Hannah Scott
Galyna Kulachek

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