Holding in Company

C&C Group Plc
05 July 2005









Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2





Date: 4-Jul- 2005



To whom it concerns



In compliance with Section 91 of the Companies Act 1990, we hereby notify you
that, as at

1-JUL-2005, holdings on behalf of clients in our nominee name (Bank of Ireland
Nominees Limited), in the following listed companies on the Irish Stock
Exchange, have crossed the specified thresholds as laid out below.



Stock Name                                                   Issued
Current        Current       Threshold

                                                                       Share
           Holding       %Holding    %Crossed

                                                                       Capital





C&C Group PLC Ord EUR0.01                    321,130,403                80,
175,257        24%          25%





This shareholding represents the holdings of our entire client base.



For the avoidance of doubt, Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd holds stock on behalf
of our entire client base, which includes our 3rd party clients and our Bank of
Ireland Group clients.



If you have any queries on this matter please do not hesitate to contact Sarah
MacDonald, on 6700300.





Yours sincerely,







Compliance Dept

Bank of Ireland Securities Services





05 July 2005



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           The Irish Stock Exchange.






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