Holding(s) in Company

C&C Group Plc
03 March 2008


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

C&C Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes  )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( No )

Other (please specify) : ( No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

   Irish Life Investment Managers as agent

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Discretionary clients

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

21 February 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

> 3%

8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)

Ordinary shares                   Not given                          Not given

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect

 Ordinary Shares             9,454,860                9,454,860                          3.02%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.

 N/A                                                             N/A





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


9,454,860                      3.02%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):



N/A



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



..............

13. Additional information:

.................



14. Contact name:



.................



15. Contact telephone number:



.................



Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)



A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation



Full name (including legal form for legal entities):



Irish Life Investment Managers Ltd



Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Beresford Court, Beresford Place, Dublin 1





Phone number:

[phone]



Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):



            Ger Knowles



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)



Full name:

Irish Life Investment Managers Ltd.



Contact address:

As above



Phone number:

As above



Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

.................



C: Additional information :

.................










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