Date of pre-close statement

C&C Group Plc
16 August 2005



         C&C confirms announcement date for pre-close trading statement

                           CCR.I               CCR.L


Dublin, London, August 16, 2005: C&C Group plc ('C&C' or the 'Group'), the
leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded beverages and snacks
in Ireland, confirmed that it will issue a pre-close trading statement on August
31, 2005 at 7.00am (local Irish time) to provide investors and analysts with an
update on current business conditions.

The C&C management team will host a conference call for investors and analysts,
to discuss current business conditions, on August 31 at 2.00pm (local Irish
time), (9.00am ET).


Details of the investor and analyst conference call are available from K Capital
Source on [phone] or c&[e-mail]



Investors and analysts               Irish Media                          International Media

Mark Kenny                           Paddy Hughes/ Ann-Marie Curran       Edward Orlebar
K Capital Source                     Drury Communications                 Finsbury Group
 
Tel:  [phone]               Tel:  [phone]                Tel:  [phone]
Email: c&[e-mail]   Email: [e-mail]          Email: [e-mail]     
                                          







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