C&C Group Regulatory News (CCR)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Richard Holroyd

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director of C&C Group Plc

b)

Initial Notification Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

C&C Group plc

b)

LEI

635400LNUHA2LDXXV850

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument,

type of

instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of €0.01 each

ISIN: IE00B010DT83

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of Ordinary Shares under the C&C Group plc Scrip Dividend Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

13 July 2016 and 16 December 2016 (the latter being the date on which the notification threshold under Article 19(8) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 was met)

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

g)

Additional Information

Current holding of C&C Group plc Ordinary Shares is 50,093 Ordinary Shares