Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

C&C Group PLC

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 ⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

C&C Group plc

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

Capital Research and Management Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.)iv:

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

08 December 2010

6. Date on which issuer is notified:

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09 December 2010

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

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Below 4%

8. Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)

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Situation previous to the Triggering transactionvi

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Resulting situation after the triggering transactionvii

Number of Sharesviii

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Number of Voting rightsix

Number of sharesx

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Number of voting rights xi

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% of voting rights

Direct

Direct xii

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Indirect xiii

Direct

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Indirect

Ordinary Shares (ISIN: IE00B010DT83)IE00B010DT83)

13,982,779

13,982,779

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12,962,368

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3.8601%

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SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

13,982,779

13,982,779

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12,962,368

3.8601%

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xiv
Type of financial instrument	Â	Expiration Date xv	Â	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date xvi	Â	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	Â	% of voting rights
N/A		Â		Â		Â		Â
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				SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)		Â		Â

Total (A+B) [where applicable in accordance with national law]	Â	number of voting rights	Â	% of voting rights
12,962,368		12,962,368		3.8601%

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

n/a

10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

n/a

11. Additional information:

Done at Los Angeles, California on 09 December 2010

ANNEX TO THE STANDARD FORM TR-1 ^xviii

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Â	Capital Research and Management Company
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)		333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 U.S.A.
Phone number		[phone]
Other useful information (at least a contact person for legal persons)		Christopher Aquino Email: [e-mail] Â

b) Identity of the notifier ^xix:

Full name	Â
Contact address		333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 U.S.A.
Phone number		[phone]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)		Fax: [phone]

c) Additional information