McBride plc : - Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 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:

Delta Lloyd N.V. and its Group of Companies

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

Registered Holder:

Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav  

5,589,174

Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V.

10,537,500

Delta  Lloyd  Levensverzekering  N.V.

11,200,000

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

10th January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11th January 2013

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

14% to 15% Change at Combined Indirect Interest Level

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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 rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

27,000,000

27,000,000

27,326,674

Nil

27,326,674

Nil

15.00%

GB0005746358

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period

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 Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

27,326,674

15.00%

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

The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed and controlled by Delts Lloyd Asset Management N.V.with the following chain of controlled undertakings;

Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V.:

·     Delts Lloyd N.V.

·     DLAM Holding B.V.

·     Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See Section 4

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:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 182,209,309

14. Contact name:

E.R. wichards, Delta Lloyd Asset Management

15. Contact telephone number:

+31 (0)20 594 2327