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

4.

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

BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd.

BONY (Nominees) Ltd.

Brown Brothers Harriman

Citibank NA

FMTC-Delphi Salaried Ret Savings Program/Wellington Mgmt

Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd.

Chase Nominees Ltd.

Nortrust Nominees Limited

State Street Nominees Ltd.

5.

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

30 April 2015

6.

Date on which issuer notified:

01 May 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

27,129,730

27,129,730

23,518,363

6.93%

SUBTOTAL A  (based on aggregate voting rights)

23,518,363

6.93%

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

23,518,363

6.93%

9.

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

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

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

272,261 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification

Wellington Management International Ltd is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd., which, in turn, 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.

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:

23,246,102 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] .