Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 5468M McBride PLC 23 December 2025  

23 December 2025     McBride plc   Transaction in Own Shares   McBride plc (the "Company") announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through Investec Bank plc (the "Broker"). Ordinary Shares  

Date of purchase:

22nd December 2025

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

18,326

Lowest price per share (pence):

141.40

Highest price per share (pence):

144.00

Weighted average price per day (pence):

142.9533

  The Company will purchase the above Ordinary Shares through the Broker on the London Stock Exchange (the "Purchases") and will subsequently cancel them.   Such Purchases form part of the Company's existing buyback programme and were effected pursuant to the non-discretionary agreement entered into with the Broker, as announced on 1st December 2025.   Following the Purchases and cancellation of these Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 177,587,032 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares), hold 42,041 Ordinary Shares in treasury, and have 594,610,458 non-cumulative redeemable preference shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("B Shares") in issue. B Shares carry no rights to attend, speak or vote at Company meetings, except on a resolution relating to the winding up of the Company.   Once the Ordinary Shares are cancelled, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 177,587,032. This figure may be used by shareholders of the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (the "DTRs").   The Company confirms that, in accordance with DTR 5.5.1R, following the Purchases the percentage of voting rights attributable to the Ordinary Shares held in treasury is 0.02 per cent.      The tables below contain detailed information about the Purchases.   Schedule of Purchases:   Issuer name: McBride plc   ISIN: GB0005746358   Date of purchases: 22nd December 2025      Investment firm: Investec Bank plc       Aggregate Information  

Venue

Volume-weighted average price (p)

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share (p)

Highest price per share (p)

XLON

142.9533

18,326

141.40

144.00

          Individual Transactions   In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by the Broker on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme is detailed below:  

Date and time of each trade

Number of shares purchased

Price (pence per share)

Trading Venue

Transaction Reference Number

22 December 2025 08:18:44

                          514

                      144.00

XLON

00366936921TRLO1

22 December 2025 08:39:12

                          561

                      144.00

XLON

00366955777TRLO1

22 December 2025 08:43:00

                          157

                      144.00

XLON

00366959466TRLO1

22 December 2025 08:43:00

                          405

                      144.00

XLON

00366959467TRLO1

22 December 2025 08:46:44

                          183

                      144.00

XLON

00366962740TRLO1

22 December 2025 08:46:44

                          537

                      143.80

XLON

00366962751TRLO1

22 December 2025 08:52:33

                          174

                      143.80

XLON

00366968562TRLO1

22 December 2025 08:52:33

                          344

                      143.80

XLON

00366968563TRLO1

22 December 2025 09:00:11

                          525

                      143.20

XLON

00366975427TRLO1

22 December 2025 10:41:58

                          522

                      142.40

XLON

00367039905TRLO1

22 December 2025 11:14:51

                          553

                      141.80

XLON

00367040672TRLO1

22 December 2025 12:54:12

                          527

                      141.40

XLON

00367042553TRLO1

22 December 2025 13:34:19

                          659

                      141.80

XLON

00367043343TRLO1

22 December 2025 14:34:59

                          540

                      141.40

XLON

00367045012TRLO1

22 December 2025 14:59:57

                        1,338

                      143.00

XLON

00367045981TRLO1

22 December 2025 14:59:59

                          524

                      143.00

XLON

00367045994TRLO1

22 December 2025 14:59:59

                          519

                      142.60

XLON

00367045995TRLO1

22 December 2025 15:06:01

                          573

                      142.60

XLON

00367046244TRLO1

22 December 2025 15:06:01

                          776

                      142.60

XLON

00367046245TRLO1

22 December 2025 15:06:01

                        1,698

                      142.60

XLON

00367046246TRLO1

22 December 2025 15:30:56

                              6

                      142.60

XLON

00367046892TRLO1

22 December 2025 15:50:24

                          184

                      143.00

XLON

00367047613TRLO1

22 December 2025 15:50:24

                        2,879

                      143.00

XLON

00367047614TRLO1

22 December 2025 15:50:24

                          296

                      143.00

XLON

00367047615TRLO1

22 December 2025 15:50:24

                          659

                      143.00

XLON

00367047616TRLO1

22 December 2025 16:02:06

                          155

                      143.60

XLON

00367048002TRLO1

22 December 2025 16:02:06

                          839

                      143.60

XLON

00367048003TRLO1

22 December 2025 16:02:06

                            57

                      143.60

XLON

00367048004TRLO1

22 December 2025 16:02:06

                              1

                      143.60

XLON

00367048005TRLO1

22 December 2025 16:09:53

                        1,081

                      143.40

XLON

00367048206TRLO1

22 December 2025 16:09:53

                          540

                      143.40

XLON

00367048207TRLO1

    For further information please contact:   McBride plc   Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer Mark Strickland, Chief Financial Officer   Instinctif Partners                                             020 7457 2020   Hannah Scott Galyna Kulachek



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