Redemption of B Shares and Total Voting Rights
McBride plc has redeemed and cancelled 71,277,800 non-cumulative redeemable preference shares of 0.1 pence each, referred to as B Shares. Following this redemption, the company's total issued ordinary shares stand at 178,559,903, with 42,041 held in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares with voting rights is now 178,517,862, which shareholders should use as the denominator for calculating their notification obligations under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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Further to the announcement by McBride plc (the 'Company') on 24 September 2025, the Company announces that on 28 November 2025, 71,277,800 non-cumulative redeemable preferences shares of 0.1 pence each ('B Shares') were redeemed and cancelled in accordance with elections made by the holders of the Company's B Shares.
B Shares have not been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange or any other recognised investment exchange. B Shares have no voting rights except at any general meeting at which a resolution to wind up the Company is to be considered, in which case the holders of B Shares shall have the right to attend the general meeting and shall be entitled to speak and vote only on such resolution.
In accordance with Rule 5.6.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority's (the 'FCA') Disclosure and Transparency Rules (the 'DTRs'), the Company confirms that, as at the date of this announcement after the redemption and cancellation of the B Shares detailed above: (i) the total number of issued ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') is 178,559,903 (including 42,041 Ordinary Shares held in treasury); and (ii) the total number of issued B Shares is 594,610,458.
Consequently, the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is 178,517,862 and shareholders in the Company may use this figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change of their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's DTRs.
ENDS For further information, please contact: McBride plc
Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Mark Strickland, Chief Financial Officer
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