Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Announcement

LTIP Awards to Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

20 September 2011

McBride plc has been notified that on 20 September 2011 a notional allocation was granted under the terms of the McBride plc 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan ("the Plan") to directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility as set out below. These ordinary shares will vest at the end of a three-year period depending on the achievement of performance targets set out in the Plan, but will not require any payment from the individuals.

No. of shares Percentage of

Name Status subject to allocation issued shares

Chris Bull Director 338,267 0.19

Richard Armitage Director 219,874 0.12

Following this notification the total number of LTIP awards in the share capital of the Company held by each of the directors is as follows:

Chris Bull 512,654 shares, representing 0.28% of the total issued

share capital

Richard Armitage 388,063 shares, representing 0.22% of the total issued

share capital