Statement re Notice of Pre-Close Trading Update...

Statement re Notice of Pre-Close Trading Update, Preliminary Results date and Capital Markets Day

C&C Group PLC

Notice of Pre-Close Trading Update, Preliminary Results date and Capital Markets Day

C&C Group plc (‘C&C’ or the 'Group’), a leading brand-owner, manufacturer and distributor of cider, beer, wines, spirits and soft drinks, will announce its pre-close trading update for the financial year ending, 28 February 2019 (“FY19”) on Thursday, 7 March 2019.

Preliminary results for FY19 will be announced on Wednesday, 22 May 2019. C&C will also host a Capital Markets Day for investors and analysts on that date.

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About C&C Group plc

C&C Group plc is a leading, vertically integrated premium drinks company which manufactures, markets and distributes branded beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks across the UK and Ireland.

• C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, super-premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea and Orchard Pig.
• C&C Group has own brand and contract manufacturing/packing operations in Co. Tipperary, Ireland; Glasgow, Scotland; and Vermont, United States, where it manufactures Woodchuck, a leading craft cider brand in the United States.
• C&C is the No.#1 drinks distributor to the UK and Ireland hospitality sectors. Operating under the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent's and C&C Gleeson brands, the Group supplies over 35,000 pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels, and is a key route-to-market for major international beverage companies.
• C&C Group also has a minority investment in the Admiral Taverns tenanted pub group, which owns over 800 pubs across England & Wales and exports its Magners and Tennent’s brands to over 60 countries worldwide.

C&C Group is headquartered in Dublin and is listed on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges.

Contacts

C&C Group plc Investor Relations

Joe Thompson | Head of Investor Relations

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Investor Relations & Irish Media

Jonathan Neilan/Paddy Berkery | FTI Consulting

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UK & International Media

Tim Robertson / Toby Andrews | Novella Communications

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