Annual Report 2020

C&C Group plc is an Irish registered company (registered number: 383466). Its ordinary shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange (ISIN: IE00B010DT83 SEDOL: B010DT8). 

C&C Group plc also has a Level 1 American Depository Receipts (ADR) programme for which Deutsche Bank acts as depository (symbol CCGGY). Each ADR share represents three C&C Group plc ordinary shares. 

The authorised share capital of the Company at 29 February 2020 was ordinary 800,000,000 ordinary shares at €0.01 each. The issued share capital at 29 February 2020 was 319,495,110 ordinary shares of €0.01 each. 

CREST

C&C Group plc is a member of the CREST share settlement system. Therefore transfers of the Company’s shares takes place through the CREST settlement system. Shareholders have the choice of holding their shares in electronic form or in the form of share certificates. Shareholders should consult their stockbroker if they wish to hold their shares in electronic form.

SHARE PRICE DATA	2020	2019
Share price at year end	£3.28	£2.63*

* During the course of the year, the Group cancelled the listing and trading of C&C shares on Euronext Dublin with effect from 8 October 2019. The 2019 share price of the Company has been converted from its Euro equivalent.

	2020 Number	2019 Number
No of Shares in issue at year end	319,495,110	320,354,042
Market capitalization	£1,048m	£842m*
Share price movement during the financial year
– high	£4.11	£3.06*
– low	£3.28	£2.23*

* During the course of the year, the Group cancelled the listing and trading of C&C shares on Euronext Dublin with effect from 8 October 2019. The 2019 share price of the Company has been converted from its Euro equivalent.

Dividend Payments

The Company may, by ordinary resolution declare dividends in accordance with the respective rights of shareholders, but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the Directors. The Directors may also declare and pay interim dividends if they believe they are justified by the profits of the Company available for distribution.

An interim dividend of 5.50 cent per share was paid in respect of ordinary shares on 13 December 2019.

Due to the emergence of COVID-19 and the impact this has on global economies and on business generally, the Board has concluded it is not appropriate to pay a final dividend for FY2020.

Dividend Withholding Tax (‘DWT’) must be deducted from dividends paid by an Irish resident company, unless a shareholder is entitled to an exemption and has submitted a properly completed exemption form to the Company’s Registrars. DWT applies to dividends paid by way of cash or by way of shares under a scrip dividend scheme and is deducted at the standard rate of income tax (currently 20%). Non-resident shareholders and certain Irish companies, trusts, pension schemes, investment undertakings, companies resident in any member state of the European Union and charities may be entitled to claim exemption from DWT. DWT exemption forms may be obtained from the Irish Revenue Commissioners website: http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/dwt/forms/index.html. Shareholders should note that DWT will be deducted from dividends in cases where a properly completed exemption form has not been received by the relevant record date. Shareholders who wish to have their dividend paid direct to a bank account, by electronic funds transfer, should contact Capita Registrars to obtain a mandate form. Tax vouchers will be sent to the shareholder’s registered address under this arrangement.

CREST members

Shareholders who hold their shares via CREST will automatically receive dividends in Euro unless they elect otherwise.

Non-CREST members

Shareholders who hold their shares in certificate form will automatically receive dividends in Euro with the following exceptions:

Shareholders with an address in the United Kingdom (UK) will automatically receive dividends in Sterling,

Shareholders who had previously elected to receive dividends in a particular currency will continue to receive dividends in that currency.

Shareholders who wish to receive dividends in a currency other than that which will be automatically used should contact the Company’s Registrars.

Electronic Communications

Following the introduction of the Transparency Regulations 2007, and in order to promote a more cost effective and environmentally friendly approach, the Company provides the Annual Report electronically to shareholders via the Group’s website and only sends a printed copy to those who specifically request one. Shareholders who wish to alter the method by which they receive communications should contact the Company’s registrar. All shareholders will continue to receive printed proxy forms, dividend documentation, shareholder circulars, and, where the Company deems it appropriate, other documentation by post.

Financial Calendar	Date
Annual General Meeting	23 July 2020
Interim results announcement	October 2020
Financial year end	28 February 2021

Company Secretary and Registered Office

Mark Chilton, C&C Group plc

Bulmers House, Keeper Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12, D12 K702 

Tel: +353 1 506 3900

Registrars

Shareholders with queries concerning their holdings, dividend information or administrative matters should contact the Company’s registrars:

Link Registrars Limited (trading as Link Assets Services) 

P.O. Box 7117, Dublin 2, Ireland

Tel: +353 1 553 0050 

Fax: +353 1 224 0700 

Email: enquiries@capita.ie

Website: www.linkassetservices.com

American Depositary Receipts (ADR)

Shareholder with queries concerning their ADR holdings should contact: 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 

C/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 6201 15th Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11219.

Tel: Toll free +1 866 249 2593

International +1 718 921 8137 

Email: db@astfinancial.com

Investor Relations

FTI Consulting

10 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, D02 DW94

Principal Bankers

ABN Amro Bank

Allied Irish Bank

Bank of Ireland

Bank of Scotland

Barclays Bank

HSBC

Rabobank

Ulster Bank

Solicitors 

McCann FitzGerald

Riverside One, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, D02 X576

Stockbrokers

Davy 

49 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 PY05

Investec Bank plc

2 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QP

Auditor

Ernst & Young

Chartered Accountants

Harcourt Building,

Harcourt Street,

Dublin 2.

Website

Further information on C&C Group plc is available at 

www.candcgroupplc.com