Holding(s) in Company

C&C Group Plc
20 May 2005


                                C & C Group plc

                             Holding(s) in Company


  Today we received the undernoted notice from Caisse de depot et placement du
                                    Quebec.

                                   NOTIFICATION

                     Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec

                         1000, Place Jean-Paul Riopelle

                         Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2Z 2B3


To: The Company Secretary                       Date: May 17, 2005
    C&C Group plc
    Kylemore Park
    Dublin 10


C&C Group plc (the "Company")


Dear Sirs:


In fulfilment of the obligations imposed by Sections 67 to 71 of, and otherwise
by, Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act, 1990 we hereby give notice that
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec has no longer a notifiable interest in
ordinary shares of the Company.


Please record the above particulars in the register maintained by you for the
purposes of Sections 67 to 71 of the Companies Act, 1990 as required by Section
80 of the Companies Act, 1990.


Yours faithfully,


Ginette Depelteau

Vice- President and Corporate Secretary


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