McBride plc : - Holding(s) in Company

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

McBride Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

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

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.): iv

JPMorgan Chase Bank London

The Bank of NY London

Mellon Bank London

Northern Trust Corporation London

State Street Bank and Trust Company London

Royal Bank of Scotland

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

April 23, 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

April 24, 2013

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

reached: vi, vii

Below 16%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the 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

% of  voting rightsx

Direct

Directxi

Indirectxii

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP.10

GB0005746358

29,501,399

29,501,399

28,604,106

15.70%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
datexiii

Exercise/
Conversion
Periodxiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
datexvii

Exercise/
Conversion
periodxviii

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rightsxix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

28,604,106

15.70%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

14. Contact name:

Lori Weber

Assistant Secretary, Franklin Resources, Inc.

15. Contact telephone number:

954-847-2283