Holding(s) in Company

C&C Group Plc
24 May 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1.    Name of company                               2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

      C & C Group plc                                   Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec  and
                                                        Capital d'Amerique CPDQ Inc


3.    Please state whether notification indicates   4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than
      that it is in respect of holding of the           one holder, the number of shares held by each of
      shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of     them
      a non-beneficial interest or in the case of
      an individual holder if it is a holding of
      that person's spouse or children under the
      age of 18                                         Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec 20,191,760
                                                        ordinary shares (including 2,884,622 overallotment
                                                        redeemable shares)
      Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec
      Capital d'Amerique CPDQ Inc
                                                        Capital d'Amerique CPDQ Inc  642,496 ordinary
                                                        shares (including 91,788 overallotment  redeemable
                                                        shares)


5.    Number of shares/    6.  Percentage of issued 7.  Number of shares/amount   8. Percentage of issued
      amount of stock          class                    of stock disposed            class
      acquired



      N/A                      N/A                      N/A                          N/A

9. Class of security                              10.    Date of transaction     11.   Date company
                                                                                       informed

   Ordinary shares of E0.01 each                         19 May 2004                   24 May 2004


12.   Total holding following this notification     13.    Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                           following this notification
                                                           
      20,834,256 (inc. 2,976,410 overallotment             6.49%
      redeemable shares of E0.01 each)


14.   Any additional information                    15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      See attached letter                               Noreen O'Kelly
                                                        Group Secretary
                                                        + 353 1 616 1103


16.   Name and signature of authorised company official
      responsible for making this notification

      Noreen O'Kelly
      Group Secretary


Date of notification ______24 May _______________20 04_________




                     Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec
                          Capital d'Amerique CPDQ Inc.
                            Centre CDP Capital 1000
                            Place Jean-Paul Riopelle
                                    Montreal
                                 Quebec H2Z 2B3
                                     Canada


To:       The Company Secretary                              Date:   20 May 2004
          C&C Group plc
          Kylemore Park
          Dublin 10


C&C Group plc (the "Company")

Dear Sirs

In fulfilment of the obligations imposed by Sections 67 to 71 of, and otherwise
by, Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act, 1990, we hereby give you notice
of the subsistence, immediately after the time when the obligation to make this
notification arose, of our interest in 20,834,256 ordinary shares of E0.01 each
(including, for these purposes, 2,976,410  overallotment redeemable shares of
€0.01 each) in the capital of the Company.  These shares are registered in the
name of:

Capital d'Amerique CPDQ Inc.: 20,191,760 ordinary shares of E0.01 each
(including, for these purposes, 2,884,622  overallotment redeemable shares of
€0.01 each)

Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec: 642,496,ordinary shares of E0.01 each
(including, for these purposes, 91,788  overallotment redeemable shares of €0.01
each)

Please record the above particulars in the register maintained by you for the
purposes of Sections 67 to 71 of the Companies Act, 1990, as required by Section
80 of the Companies Act, 1990.


Yours faithfully



.......................................

For and on behalf of
Caisse de Depot et Placement de Quebec
Capital d'Amerique CPDQ Inc.


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