Response to Shareholder Letter

Dublin, London, 31 July 2024: The Board of C&C Group plc (the "Company" or "C&C") notes the open letter published yesterday evening by Engine Capital LP ("Engine"), a shareholder in the Company.

C&C has always engaged openly with its shareholders, and will continue to do so. This includes regular dialogue with Engine since it invested in the Company, and in particular since its open letter of 24 June 2024 and its notification of intention to propose the appointment of additional Directors to the Board.

The Board of C&C is reviewing the contents of Engine's recent letter and will provide a response in due course.

ENDS

Contacts

C&C Group plc

Email: investor.relations@candcgroup.ie

Investors, Analysts & Media

FTI Consulting

Jonathan Neilan / Paddy Berkery / Niamh O'Brien

Tel: +353 86 231 4135 / +353 86 602 5988 / +353 87 707 8379

Email: CandCGroup@fticonsulting.com

About C&C Group plc

C&C Group plc is a leading, vertically integrated premium drinks company which manufactures, markets and distributes branded beer, cider, wine, spirits, and soft drinks across the UK and Ireland.

·      C&C Group's portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand and Tennent's, the leading Scottish beer brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig. C&C exports its Magners and Tennent's brands to over 40 countries worldwide.

·      C&C Group has owned brand and contract manufacturing/packing operations in Co. Tipperary, Ireland and  Glasgow, Scotland.

·      C&C is the No.1 drinks distributor to the UK and Ireland hospitality sectors. Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent's and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves. Together this provides a key route-to-market for major international beverage companies.         

C&C Group plc is an Irish incorporated FTSE 250 company headquartered in Dublin and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.