Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Announcement

McBride plc Share Transactions

24 October 2011

Transfer of shares into Treasury

The Company announces that on 24 October 2011 it purchased, through Investec, 75,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company at a price of 119.8032 pence per share. The highest price paid was 121.5 pence per share and lowest price paid was 118.5 pence per share. The Company will hold the shares in Treasury to meet options under the McBride plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme to be exercised in 2012.

Following the above transaction the Company now holds 1,427,245 shares in Treasury and has a total of 179,613,056 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue.