Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Acquisitions	Note 2 – Acquisitions On August 17, 2010, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Cliffstar Corporation (“Cliffstar”) and its affiliated companies for approximately $503.0 million in cash, $14.0 million in deferred consideration to be paid over three years, of which $4.7 million was paid during the third quarter of 2011, and contingent consideration of up to $55.0 million (the “Cliffstar Acquisition”). The first $15.0 million of the contingent consideration was based upon the achievement of milestones in certain expansion projects in 2010, which were achieved in 2010. The remainder of the contingent consideration was based on the achievement of certain performance measures during the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. We were notified on May 9, 2011 by the seller of Cliffstar of certain objections to the performance measures used to calculate the contingent consideration, and the seller asserted a claim for amounts in excess of the amounts accrued as contingent consideration at July 2, 2011. During the third and fourth quarters of 2011, Cott made interim payments to the seller equal to $21.0 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The payment of $21.0 million was net of a $4.7 million refund due to Cott as a result of the final determination of working capital, and the payment of $8.6 million included $0.9 million in settlement of certain of the seller’s objections to the calculation of the contingent consideration. The seller’s remaining objections to the calculation of the contingent consideration are subject to an ongoing binding arbitration process under the terms of the asset purchase agreement. The seller is seeking up to $12.1 million in additional contingent consideration. The final resolution of these matters may result in amounts payable to the seller that vary from the amount of payments previously made to seller of $34.3 million. We are currently unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this action. Any changes in the fair value of contingent consideration will be recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the first quarter of 2012, our United Kingdom (“U.K.”) reporting segment acquired a beverage and wholesale business based in Scotland for approximately $5.0 million. The business was purchased from a company in administration and provided a number of benefits to our U.K. reporting segment including increased product offerings and market share, logistical synergies through expansion into Scotland and access to an additional production line. The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting for business combinations, and related operating results are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods subsequent to the acquisition. The identified assets, which included inventory, property, plant and equipment, trade names, and customers lists, were recorded at their estimated fair values which exceeded the fair value of the purchase price of the business. Accordingly, the acquisition has been accounted for as a bargain purchase and, as a result, we recognized a gain of approximately $0.9 million associated with the acquisition. The gain is included in the other (income) expense, net section of the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Note 2 – Acquisitions

On August 17, 2010, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Cliffstar Corporation (“Cliffstar”) and its affiliated companies for approximately $503.0 million in cash, $14.0 million in deferred consideration to be paid over three years, of which $4.7 million was paid during the third quarter of 2011, and contingent consideration of up to $55.0 million (the “Cliffstar Acquisition”). The first $15.0 million of the contingent consideration was based upon the achievement of milestones in certain expansion projects in 2010, which were achieved in 2010. The remainder of the contingent consideration was based on the achievement of certain performance measures during the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011.

We were notified on May 9, 2011 by the seller of Cliffstar of certain objections to the performance measures used to calculate the contingent consideration, and the seller asserted a claim for amounts in excess of the amounts accrued as contingent consideration at July 2, 2011. During the third and fourth quarters of 2011, Cott made interim payments to the seller equal to $21.0 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The payment of $21.0 million was net of a $4.7 million refund due to Cott as a result of the final determination of working capital, and the payment of $8.6 million included $0.9 million in settlement of certain of the seller’s objections to the calculation of the contingent consideration. The seller’s remaining objections to the calculation of the contingent consideration are subject to an ongoing binding arbitration process under the terms of the asset purchase agreement. The seller is seeking up to $12.1 million in additional contingent consideration. The final resolution of these matters may result in amounts payable to the seller that vary from the amount of payments previously made to seller of $34.3 million. We are currently unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this action. Any changes in the fair value of contingent consideration will be recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the first quarter of 2012, our United Kingdom (“U.K.”) reporting segment acquired a beverage and wholesale business based in Scotland for approximately $5.0 million. The business was purchased from a company in administration and provided a number of benefits to our U.K. reporting segment including increased product offerings and market share, logistical synergies through expansion into Scotland and access to an additional production line. The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting for business combinations, and related operating results are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods subsequent to the acquisition. The identified assets, which included inventory, property, plant and equipment, trade names, and customers lists, were recorded at their estimated fair values which exceeded the fair value of the purchase price of the business. Accordingly, the acquisition has been accounted for as a bargain purchase and, as a result, we recognized a gain of approximately $0.9 million associated with the acquisition. The gain is included in the other (income) expense, net section of the Consolidated Statements of Operations.