RNS Number : 0301Q
McBride PLC
23 January 2026
 

23 January 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 Investec Bank plc (the "Broker").

Ordinary Shares

 

Date of purchase:

22nd January 2026

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

12,031

Lowest price per share (pence):

142.20

Highest price per share (pence):

145.00

Weighted average price per day (pence):

144.4689

 

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 177,047,684 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 177,047,684. 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: Investec Bank plc

 

 

  Aggregate Information

 

Venue

Volume-weighted average price (p)

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share (p)

Highest price per share (p)

XLON

        144.4689

           12,031

           142.20

           145.00

 

 

 

 

 

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 January 2026 08:05:57

                          544

                      143.40

XLON

00371677553TRLO1

22 January 2026 08:10:11

                          494

                      143.40

XLON

00371680415TRLO1

22 January 2026 08:10:11

                            64

                      143.40

XLON

00371680418TRLO1

22 January 2026 08:14:41

                          336

                      143.40

XLON

00371683978TRLO1

22 January 2026 08:18:38

                          344

                      143.00

XLON

00371686750TRLO1

22 January 2026 08:34:25

                          534

                      142.20

XLON

00371698498TRLO1

22 January 2026 09:35:08

                          175

                      143.60

XLON

00371745659TRLO1

22 January 2026 09:35:08

                          143

                      143.80

XLON

00371745660TRLO1

22 January 2026 09:35:08

                          523

                      143.80

XLON

00371745661TRLO1

22 January 2026 09:45:49

                          533

                      143.60

XLON

00371756654TRLO1

22 January 2026 10:04:59

                              1

                      143.60

XLON

00371770259TRLO1

22 January 2026 10:19:07

                            40

                      144.20

XLON

00371770860TRLO1

22 January 2026 10:19:07

                          103

                      144.20

XLON

00371770861TRLO1

22 January 2026 10:27:01

                        2,565

                      145.00

XLON

00371771126TRLO1

22 January 2026 11:25:47

                          559

                      145.00

XLON

00371774717TRLO1

22 January 2026 11:25:47

                          616

                      145.00

XLON

00371774713TRLO1

22 January 2026 11:25:47

                        1,015

                      145.00

XLON

00371774714TRLO1

22 January 2026 11:25:47

                        1,015

                      145.00

XLON

00371774715TRLO1

22 January 2026 11:25:47

                          155

                      145.00

XLON

00371774716TRLO1

22 January 2026 11:25:49

                          557

                      145.00

XLON

00371774720TRLO1

22 January 2026 11:25:49

                          461

                      145.00

XLON

00371774719TRLO1

22 January 2026 11:58:47

                        1,254

                      145.00

XLON

00371776653TRLO1

 

 

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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