2 September 2009
C&C Group plc
Circular re: Proposed acquisition of the AB InBev businesses in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland including the Tennent's brands
Further to the announcement dated 27 August 2009 regarding the proposed acquisition of the AB InBev businesses in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland including the Tennent's brands (the "Acquisition"), the Board of C&C Group plc ('C&C' or the 'Company') announces that a circular has been posted to shareholders of the Company today.
The circular gives further details of the Acquisition and contains a notice of the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to approve the Acquisition (the 'EGM'). The EGM will be held at The Radisson Blu St Helen's Hotel, Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4, Ireland at 10.00 a.m. on Friday 25 September 2009.
A copy of the circular has been forwarded to the Irish Stock Exchange and the Financial Services Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the following addresses:
Company Announcements Office, Irish Stock Exchange, 28 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. |
Document Viewing Facility, Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS, United Kingdom. |
Tel: + 353 1 6174200 |
Tel: + 44 207 066 1000. |
A copy of the circular will also shortly be available for inspection on the Company's website at www.candcgroupplc.com
ENDS
Enquiries:
Noreen O'Kelly
Company Secretary
Tel: + 353 1 616 1100