McBride plc

Transaction in Own Shares

5^th March 2021

McBride plc

(the ''Company'')

Transaction in own shares

McBride plc announces that on 5^th March 2021 it purchased for cancellation the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 2^nd November 2020.

Description of shares: McBride plc - ordinary shares of 10 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 116,313

Date of transaction: 5^th March 2021

Average price paid per share: 79.27p

Lowest price paid per share: 79.00p

Highest price paid per share: 80.00p

Broker: Investec plc

The Repurchased Shares will be cancelled. Following the cancellation of the Repurchased Shares, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights will be: 176,920,109. The figure 176,920,109 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

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