C&C Group plc

Transaction in own shares

Pursuant to the authority given by its shareholders, C&C Group plc announces the purchase by the Group of its own ordinary shares of €0.01each as follows:

Date of purchase: 21 January 2016

Number of ordinary shares purchased: 400,000

Highest and lowest price paid was €3.50per share.

The purchase represented an average price of €3.50per 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 323,906,214.

Contact:

David Johnston

Company Secretary

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