Transaction in Own Shares

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RNS Number : 9200V McBride PLC 10 March 2026  

10 March 2026

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 Peel Hunt LLP (the "Broker"). Ordinary Shares  

Date of purchase

9 March 2026

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

67,318

Lowest price per Ordinary Share (pence):

145.00

Highest price per Ordinary Share (pence):

146.20

Volume weighted average price per day (pence):

145.84

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 176,579,418 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 176,579,418. 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 Investment firm: Peel Hunt LLP

Aggregate information:  

Venue

Volume Weighted Average Price (p)

Aggregated Volume

Lowest price paid per share (p)

Highest price paid per share (p)

XLON

145.84

67,318

145.00

146.20

  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 share buyback programme is detailed below:

Date and time of each trade

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased

Price (pence per Ordinary Share)

Trading venue

Transaction reference number

9/03/2026 - 10:18:10

47,000

146.20

XLON

00190408425TRLO0

9/03/2026 - 14:32:36

20,318

145.00

XLON

00190448622TRLO0

  For further information please contact:

McBride plc

 

Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer

 

Mark Strickland, Chief Financial Officer

 

TEAM LEWIS

+44 (0)20 7802 2634

Hannah Scott

 

Galyna Kulachek

 

 

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