Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

McBride Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Fresh start notification in the context of reallocation and threshold related recalculation of reportable holdings due to the new formation of Allianz Group and Commerzbank Group and with regard to the declarations of independence for Allianz Global Investors Kapitalanlagesellschaft mbH.

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Allianz Global Investors Kapitalanlagegsellschaft mbH

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

12 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 January 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0005746358

 15,110,641

15,110,641

8.38%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

15,110,641

8.38

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Fresh start notification in the context of reallocation and threshold related recalculation of reportable holdings due to the new fomation of Allianz Group and Commerzbank Group and with regard to the declarations of independence for Allianz Global Investors Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH.

14 Contact name:

Allianz Global Investors

15. Contact telephone number:

+49 89 1220 7570