Dublin, London, 10 January, 2007: C&C Group plc (‘C&C’ or the ‘Group’), a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded beverages in Ireland and the UK, today confirmed that it will issue its pre-close trading statement for the year ending 28 February, 2007 at 07.00 GMT on Wednesday, 28 February, 2007.

The C&C management team will host a conference call for institutional investors and analysts at 14.30 GMT (09.30 ET) on that date. Dial in details for the conference call will be issued closer to the time.

C&C also confirmed that it will issue its preliminary announcement for the year ending 28 February, 2007, at 07.00 GMT on Wednesday, 9 May, 2007 and host presentations for institutional investors, analysts and media in Dublin on that date.

Investors and analysts	Irish Media	International Media
Mark Kenny/Jonathan Neilan K Capital Source   Tel:        +353 1  631 5500 Email:    c&cgroup@kcapitalsource.com	Paddy Hughes/ Ann-Marie Curran Drury Communications   Tel:         +353 1 260 5000 Email:    phughes@drurycom.com	Edward Orlebar/ Charlotte Kirkham M Communications   Tel:         +44 207 153 1523 Email:    orlebar@mcomgroup.com