Transaction in Own Shares

C&C Group plc

Transaction in own shares

Pursuant to the authority given by its shareholders and in accordance with the irrevocable and non-discretionary arrangement in place with its broker, Investec Bank plc, C&C Group plc announces the purchase by the Group of its own ordinary shares of €0.01 each as follows:

Date of purchase: 21st April 2016

Number of ordinary shares purchased: 275,000

Highest and lowest price paid was €3.807 per share.

The purchase represented an average price of €3.807 per share.

The purchased shares will be cancelled. Following this purchase, the total number of ordinary shares held in treasury, which do not carry voting rights, is 9,025,000. The total number of voting rights in C&C Group plc is 318,442,864.

Contact: 

David Johnston

Company Secretary