Abstract: A container closure 10 for screw top containers such as beverage container, the closure 10 having a generally cylindrical tamper-evident band 11 joined by a plurality of frangible bridges 13b, 13c and at least one extended non-frangible bridge 13a to the free edge of a skirt 16 of the closure 10. The band 11 has a segmented internal rib 18 which engages an external retaining flange 30 of the container 29 when the closure is applied to the container. An L-shaped slot 17 extends through the side wall of the tamper-evident band 11, the horizontal leg 61 of which terminates directly adjacent to or under the extended non-frangible bridge 13a. A weakened frangible region 63 of the band extends from the terminating end 62 of the horizontal leg 61 axially downward to the bottom of the band 11. On removal of the closure 10 from the container 29, the frangible bridges 13b, 13cand frangible region 63 rupture and the band 11 remains captive at the extended bridge 13a to the skirt.