Statement re Spirit Pub Company plc

Statement re Spirit Pub Company plc

C&C Group PLC

Update re Spirit Pub Company plc

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Dublin, London | 6 January, 2015: C&C Group plc (“C&C” or the “Group”), a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded cider and beer, announces that it does not intend to proceed with an offer for Spirit Pub Company plc (‘Spirit’) as a combination with Spirit no longer meets the Group's risk adjusted return criteria.

This statement is subject to Rule 2.8 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.

ENDS

About C&C Group plc

C&C Group plc is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded cider, beer, wine and soft drinks. The Group manufactures Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand, Magners, the premium international cider brand, Gaymers cider and the Shepton Mallet Cider Mill range of English ciders and the Tennent's beer brand. C&C Group also owns Woodchuck and Hornsby’s, two of the leading craft cider brands in the United States. The Group’s Irish wholesaling subsidiary, Gleeson Group, owns and manufactures Tipperary Water and Finches soft drinks. The Group also distributes a number of beer brands in Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland, primarily for Anheuser-Busch Inbev, and owns Wallaces Express, a Scottish drinks wholesaler.

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