Re: Holding in Company

C&C Group Plc
21 May 2004

C&C Group Plc



21 May 2004



Re: Holding in Company





A letter from CIE Management II Limited to the Irish Stock Exchange dated 19 May
2004, received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 21 May 2004.





19 May 2004







C&C Group plc (the "Company")



Dear Sirs



In fulfilment of the obligations imposed by Section 91, Sections 67 to 71 of,
and otherwise by, Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act, 1990, we hereby
notify you of the subsistence, immediately after the time when the obligation to
make this notification arose, of our interest in 57,608,769 ordinary shares of
€0.01 each (including, for these purposes, 8,230,068 overallotment redeemable
shares of €0.01 each) in the capital of the Company.  These shares are
registered in the following names:



48,258,008 ordinary shares (including 6,894,206 overallotment redeemable shares)

registered in the name of CIE Management II Limited (as general partner of BC
European Capital VI-1 to 12 and 14)



9,350,761 ordinary shares (including 1,335,862 overallotment redeemable shares)

registered in the name of CIE Management II Limited (as general partner of BC
European Capital V-1 to 10)



Yours faithfully





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Barry McClay                                 Graham Tester

Director                                     For GUERNSEY INTERNATIONAL FUND MANAGERS LIMITED

CIE MANAGEMENT II LIMITED                    As Secretary to CIE MANAGEMENT II LIMITED



CIE Management II Limited as General Partner of BC European Capital V-1, BC
European Capital V-2, BC European Capital V-3, BC European Capital V-4, BC
European Capital V-5, BC European Capital V-6, BC European Capital V-7, BC
European Capital V-8, BC European Capital V-9 and BC European Capital V-10, BC
European Capital VI-1, BC European Capital VI-2, BC European Capital VI-3, BC
European Capital VI-4, BC European Capital VI-5, BC European Capital VI-6, BC
European Capital VI-7, BC European Capital VI-8, BC European Capital VI-9, BC
European Capital VI-10, BC European Capital VI-11, BC European Capital VI-12 and
BC European Capital VI-14.







This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           the Irish Stock Exchange.






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