23 Jun 2009 16:14

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | McBride plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | XÂ | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |  | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Â | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â | |
Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |  Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |  Registered Holder:  BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 299,362*  Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 1,890,824*  Chase Nominees Limited 175,144*  CUIM Nominee Limited 141,679*  * denotes direct interest  Chase Nominees Limited 221,710  Vidacos Nominees Limited 432,038  Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds 5,833,650  Delta Lloyd Luxembourg European Participation Fund 246,508 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |  19 June 2009 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |  23 June 2009 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |  |
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
 Ordinary Shares |  8,950,805 |  8,950,805 |  2,507,009 | 2,507,009 |  6,733,906 |  1.39% |  3.74% |
 GB0005746358 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
 |  |  |  |  | Nominal | Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
 9,240,915 |  5.13% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting: The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- Â Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: - Aviva plc (Parent Company) - Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) - Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) - Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) Â Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV: - Aviva plc (Parent Company) - Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) - Aviva International Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) - Aviva Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International Insurance Limited) - Aviva International Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Insurance Limited) - CGU International Holdings BV (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International Holdings Limited) - Delta Lloyd NV (majority owned subsidiary of CGU International Holdings BV) - Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd NV) Â | |
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â See Section 4 |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |  |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |  |
13. Additional information: | Â Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 180,288,282. |
14. Contact name: | Â Neil Whittaker |
15. Contact telephone number: | Â 01603 684420 |