MCBRIDE PLC — Audit Report / Information 2011

Nov 2, 2011

KPMG Audit Plc 15 Canada Square London E14 5GL United Kingdom

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Private & confidential The Directors McBride plc Centre Point - 28^th Floor 103 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DD

2 November 2011

Dear Sirs

Resignation as auditors of McBride plc (no. 2798634)

We hereby give notice of our resignation as auditors of the company with effect from today. In accordance with section 519 of the Companies Act 2006, we enclose our statutory statement given in connection with our ceasing to act.

Under section 517 of the Companies Act 2006, you are required to file a copy of this letter of notice with the Registrar of Companies within 14 days of your receipt of this letter.

Under section 520 of the Companies Act 2006, if our statutory statement given in connection with our ceasing to act contains a statement of circumstances, you must within 14 days of receipt of that statement either send a copy of that statement to every person entitled to be sent a copy of your financial statements under section 423 of the Companies Act 2006 or apply to the Court over this matter.

If you decide to apply to the Court, you are required under the law to notify us of that application. Please send any such notification to our registered office, 15 Canada square, London, E14 5GL, marked for the attention of the Audit Regulation Department.

Under section 523 of the Companies Act 2006, you are required to make various notifications to the relevant audit authority in connection with our resignation. We consider that the audit of your financial statements falls within the definition of a major audit and therefore your notification should be made to the Professional Oversight Board.

Yours faithfully, L'AME Audit Plc

KPMG Audit Plc