Statement Release Date

C&C Group Plc
16 August 2006


                          First half trading statement

                           CCR.I               CCR.L

Dublin, London, August 16, 2006: To provide access to a broader investor and
analyst group, C&C Group plc ('C&C' or the 'Group'), a leading manufacturer,
marketer and distributor of branded beverages in Ireland and the UK, announced
that it has re-scheduled the issue of its first half trading statement from
August 31 to September 01, 2006.

The trading statement will be issued at 7.00am (local Irish time) on September
01 to provide investors and analysts with an update on current business
conditions.

The C&C management team will host a conference call for investors and analysts,
to discuss current business conditions, on September 01 at 2.30pm (local Irish
time), (9.30am ET).

Further details are available from K Capital Source on [phone] or C&
[e-mail]

Investors and analysts               Irish Media                        International Media

Mark Kenny or Jonathan Neilan        Paddy Hughes or Ann-Marie Curran   James Leviton
K Capital Source                     Drury Communications               Finsbury Group

Tel:    [phone]             Tel:  [phone]              Tel:           [phone]

Email : c&[e-mail]  Email: [e-mail]        Email: [e-mail]
                                          
About C&C Group plc

C&C Group plc is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded
beverages in Ireland and the UK. C&C manufactures the leading Irish cider brand,
Bulmers, and the premium international cider brand, Magners, for export to the
United Kingdom, the United States and Continental Europe. C&C also exports
spirits and liqueurs, including premium Irish whiskey brand, Tullamore Dew, to
over 80 international markets.

The Group's portfolio also comprises some of Ireland's leading beverage brands
including Club soft drinks and Ballygowan bottled water. C&C also distributes
within the Irish market several leading international brands, owned by third
parties, including 7UP and Pepsi soft drinks and a wide portfolio of wines and
spirits.


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