Re: Holding in Company

C&C Group Plc
14 December 2004

C& C Group plc



14 December 2004



Re: Holding in Company





A letter from Bank of Ireland Securities Services Limited dated 14th December
2004 to the Irish Stock Exchange, received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the
14th December 2004.



In Compliance with Section 91 of the Companies Act 1990, we hereby notify you
that, as at 13-DEC-2004, holdings on behalf of clients in our nominee name (Bank
of Ireland Nominees Limited), in the following listed companies on the Irish
Stock Exchange, have crossed the specified thresholds as laid out below.


Stock Name                Issued Share     Current Holding      Current %Holding     Threshold %Crossed
                          Capital
C&C Group plc             321,130,403      102,745,061          31%                  25%

Ord EURO.01







Risk & Compliance Unit

Bank of Ireland Securities Services



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                                the Irish Stock




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