Transaction in Own Shares

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McBride plc has announced the purchase of 8,012 ordinary shares on January 14, 2026, at a weighted average price of 144.9476 pence per share, with prices ranging from 144.40 to 145.00 pence. These shares will be cancelled as part of the company's ongoing buyback program, reducing the total number of issued ordinary shares to 177,187,790. This transaction is in line with the non-discretionary agreement with their broker and will impact the total voting rights available to shareholders.

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McBride PLC

15 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:	14^th January 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	8,012
Lowest price per share (pence):	144.40
Highest price per share (pence):	145.00
Weighted average price per day (pence):	144.9476

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 177,187,790 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 177,187,790. 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	144.9476	8,012	144.40	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
14 January 2026 08:41:33	200	144.40	XLON	00370398774TRLO1
14 January 2026 08:58:53	525	145.00	XLON	00370409209TRLO1
14 January 2026 08:58:54	516	144.80	XLON	00370409235TRLO1
14 January 2026 09:19:54	516	144.80	XLON	00370422660TRLO1
14 January 2026 09:33:34	433	144.80	XLON	00370432586TRLO1
14 January 2026 09:33:39	33	144.80	XLON	00370432660TRLO1
14 January 2026 09:33:43	2	144.80	XLON	00370432710TRLO1
14 January 2026 09:37:51	1	144.80	XLON	00370435904TRLO1
14 January 2026 15:02:20	524	145.00	XLON	00370476314TRLO1
14 January 2026 15:02:20	2,617	145.00	XLON	00370476315TRLO1
14 January 2026 15:02:20	2,632	145.00	XLON	00370476312TRLO1
14 January 2026 15:02:20	13	145.00	XLON	00370476313TRLO1

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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