Holding(s) in Company

C&C Group Plc
13 May 2005

                                C & C Group plc

                             Holding(s) in Company


Today we have been advised on behalf of the shareholders listed below that on 13
May 2005, CIE Management II Limited, Capital d'Amerique CPDQ Inc and Teabar
Capital Corporation and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board have disposed of
the following number of ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the share capital of
the Company:
                                          Number of ordinary Resulting holding of Percentage of
                                          shares disposed of      ordinary shares  issued class

CIE Management II Limited                         19,911,516           32,491,322         10.12

Capital d'Amerique CPDQ Inc                        7,199,257           11,747,642          3.66

Teabar Capital Corporation                         8,651,809           14,117,894          4.40



In addition Euro Ventures Pte Limited sold 2,237,418 ordinary shares on the same
date, leaving it with 3,650,987 ordinary shares, amounting to 1.14 per cent. of
the issued class.  Each of the sales was at €3.30 per share.

In addition we have been advised that each of CIE Management II Limited, Capital
d'Amerique CPDQ Inc, Teabar Capital Corporation and Euro Ventures Pte Limited
have undertaken in favour of J&E Davy and Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity
Limited that, except in certain limited circumstances, they will not, for a
period of 60 days from 13 May 2005, transfer, charge or otherwise dispose of any
interest in Ordinary Shares of which they are the registered or beneficial
owner.

Statutory notifications will follow in due course.

Enquiries:
Noreen O'Kelly
Company Secretary
Phone: [phone]


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