Holding in Company

C&C Group Plc
08 December 2004

C&C Group Plc



08 December 2004



Re: Holding in Company



A Letter from Bank of Ireland Securities Services dated 08 December 2004 to the
Irish Stock Exchange, received by The Irish Stock Exchange 08 December 2004.



In compliance with Section 91 of the Companies Act 1990, we hereby notify you
that as at 07-Dec-2004, holdings on behalf of clients and in our nominee name
(Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited), in the following listed company on The Irish
Stock Exchange have crossed the specified thresholds as laid out below.






Stock Name            Issued Share Capital Current Holding      Current % Holding    Threshold % Crossed
C&C Group PLC Ord Eur 321,130,403          80,838,715           25%                  25%
0.01





This shareholding represents the holdings of our entire client base.



For the avoidance of doubt, Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd holds stock on behalf
of our entire client base, which includes our 3rd party clients and our Bank of
Ireland Group clients.



Compliance Unit

Bank of Ireland Securities Services





This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           the Irish Stock Exchange.




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