Transaction in Own Shares

C&C Group Plc
30 July 2007


                                 C&C Group plc

                           Transaction in Own Shares

C&C Group plc announces that on 27 July 2007, it purchased 600,000 ordinary
shares of €0.01 each in the issued share capital of the Company ('Ordinary
Shares') at €7.8977 per share.

All of these Ordinary Shares repurchased will be cancelled. Following this
repurchase the number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 317,775,615.

Enquires:

Davy Corporate Broking
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