Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Announcement

McBride plc Share Transactions

24 September 2012

Transfer of shares out of Treasury

McBride plc (the Company) announces that on 24 September 2012 it transferred 770 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company for the purpose of satisfying options that have been exercised under the 2002 Savings Related Share Option Scheme.

The Company now holds 711,456 shares in Treasury and has a total of 182,128,845 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue. This figure can be used by shareholders as a denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA Disclosure and Transparency Rules.