Holding(s) in Company

C&C Group Plc
17 December 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.    Name of company                               2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

      C & C Group plc                                   Franklin Resources Inc.


3.    Please state whether notification indicates   4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than
      that it is in respect of holding of the           one holder, the number of shares held by each of
      shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of     them
      a non-beneficial interest or in the case of
      an individual holder if it is a holding of
      that person's spouse or children under the
      age of 18                                         Bank of New York, London      5,997,600
                                                        JP Morgan/Chase               1,842,400

      Franklin Resources Inc.

5.    Number of shares/    6.  Percentage of issued 7.  Number of shares/amount   8. Percentage of issued
      amount of stock          class                    of stock disposed            class
      acquired

      N/A                      N/A                      2,565,000                    0.79%
                              

9. Class of security                              10.    Date of transaction     11.   Date company
                                                                                       informed

   Ordinary shares of E0.01 each                         N/A                           17 December 2004
                                                                                       
12.   Total holding following this notification     13.    Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                           following this notification
                                                           
      7,840,000                                            2.44%

14.   Any additional information                    15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


      N/A                                               James Duggan
                                                        Assistant Group Company Secretary
                                                        + 353 1 616 1335

16.   Name and signature of authorised company official
      responsible for making this notification

      Noreen O'Kelly
      Group Secretary

Date of notification   17 December 2004



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