15th Feb 2006 14:00
McBride PLC15 February 2006 McBride PLC ("the Company") Notification of Interest in Shares under Section 198 Companies Act 1985 McBride PLC was today notified, that following a purchase by AllianzLebensvericherungs AG ("Allianz Leben") of 415,000 ordinary shares on 10February 2006, Allianz AG and subsidiaries together with Allianz Leben areinterested in 8,944,845 shares in the Company representing 5.04% of its ordinaryshare capital. Allianz AG is the ultimate holding company of Allianz Leben. Allianz Leben is adirect subsidiary of Jota Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH ("Jota") , which is itself adirect subsidiary of Allianz AG. As a result of s203(2) of the Act. Jota andAllianz AG are interested in the ordinary shares in which Allianz Leben areinterested. This announcement is made by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Group Limited, anindirect subsidiary of Allianz AG, on behalf of Allianz AG and its subsidiaries. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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