Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6859P

C&C Group Plc

06 October 2011

Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: C&C Group Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

[ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

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

Independent Franchise Partners, LLP

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

The shareholdings are held in custodian nominee names across twenty seven segregated accounts and three funds.

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

4 October 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified; 5 October 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 6%

8. Notified details:

1. 1. 1.

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) IE00B010DT83	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction Below 6%		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Above 6%
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting rights	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	17,390,617	17,390,617	20,353,340	20,353,340		6.04%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

B) Financial Instruments N/A
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights


		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

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

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable:

10. In case of proxy voting:[name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]. Proxy voting rights are granted to IFP under the Investment Management Agreements with its clients and are ongoing.

11. Additional information:

Done at London on 5 October 2011