Overallotment Redeem Shares

C&C Group Plc
21 June 2004


THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED
STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN.  THEY ARE NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR
SALE IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN.



                                                                    21 June 2004

                         GLOBAL OFFER OF C&C GROUP PLC

                        Overallotment Redeemable Shares


C&C Group plc ("C&C") announces that, in accordance with its Articles of
Association, on expiry of the overallotment period referred to in its
announcement of 14 May 2004, on 19 June 2004 6,351,541 overallotment redeemable
shares in C&C were converted into 6,351,541 ordinary shares in C&C. The current
issued share capital of C&C is 321,130,403 ordinary shares.




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responsibility of C&C.

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs International, Davy, IBI Corporate Finance, The
Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Deutsche Bank and their
respective affiliates are acting for C&C in relation to the Global Offer and no
one else, and will not be responsible to anyone other than C&C for providing the
protections offered to their respective clients nor for providing advice in
relation to the Global Offer.

No offer or invitation to acquire shares in C&C is being made by or in
connection with this announcement.  This announcement is for information
purposes only and does not constitute an offer or an invitation to underwrite,
subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities or investment
advice. The value of shares can go down as well as up.  Past performance is not
a guide to future performance.  Persons needing advice should consult a
professional adviser.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of securities for sale
in the United States.  The Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be,
registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act
") and the Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no public
offering of the Ordinary Shares in the United States.

This announcement and the information contained herein are not for publication,
distribution or release in, or into, the United States, Canada, Australia or
Japan.



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