Transaction in Own Shares

C&C Group Plc
17 July 2007



                                 C&C Group plc

                           Transaction in Own Shares



C&C Group plc announces that on 16 July 2007, it purchased 600,000 ordinary
shares of €0.01 each in the issued share capital of the Company ('Ordinary
Shares') at €8.464 per share.



All of these Ordinary Shares repurchased will be cancelled. Following this
repurchase the number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 323,175,615.



Enquires:



Davy Corporate Broking

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