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BRIEF-Cott announces sale of its traditional beverage business to Refresco for $1.25 bln

Published 2017-07-25, 02:27 a/m
© Reuters.  BRIEF-Cott announces sale of its traditional beverage business to Refresco for $1.25 bln
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July 25 (Reuters) - Cott Corp BCB.TO

* Cott announces agreement to sell its traditional beverage manufacturing business to Refresco in all-cash transaction

* Deal for $1.25 billion dollars

* Deal includes Cott's North America, UK, and Exico businesses (excluding RCI international division and its associated concentrate facility as well as Aimia Foods Division)

* Says this will shift Cott's core focus to growing categories of water, coffee, tea and filtration

* Cott to reduce leverage to below 3.5x net debt to 2017 pro forma adjusted EBITDA (excluding Cott beverages) after sale proceeds are used

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* Cott says sale proceeds used for redemption of $250 million of 10 per cent DS senior secured notes, $525 million of our 5.375 per cent notes, paying off asset-based lending facility

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