C&C Group Regulatory News (CCR)

 STANDARD FORM TR-1

 VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES- ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC

 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - ARTICLE 11(3) OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/14/EC

1.

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which

voting rights are attached:  C&C Group plc

2.

Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X]

an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ]

an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in

the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

[ ]

an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3.

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Wellington Management Group LLP (Effective January 1, 2015, Wellington Management Company, LLP, a registered US investment advisor, changed its name to Wellington Management Group LLP ("Wellington Management Group") and transferred its United States advisory business to Wellington Management Company LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership.)

4.

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3):

BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd.

BONY (Nominees) Ltd.Brown Brothers HarrimanChase Nominees Ltd.Citibank NAFMTC-Delphi Salaried Ret Savings Program/Wellington MgmtGoldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd.Nortrust Nominees LimitedState Street Nominees Ltd.

5.

Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

15 January 2015

6.

Date on which issuer notified:

16 January 2015

7.

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  7%

8. Notified Details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN CODE)

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

IE00B010DT83

Ordinary Shares

21,292,004

21,292,004

25,241,940

7.32%

SUBTOTAL A  (based on aggregate voting rights)

25,241,940

7.32%

B) Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B  (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

25,241,940

7.32%

9.

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Wellington Management Company LLP is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include:

25,241,940 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification.

Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

10.

In case of proxy voting:  [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold

[number]  voting rights as of  [date] .

11.

Additional Information:

Done at  [place] on  [date] .