Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies

We are subject to various claims and legal proceedings with respect to matters such as governmental regulations, and other actions arising out of the normal course of business. Management believes that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.

We are currently involved in legal matters related to various contract disputes. We intend to vigorously defend against all claims in these lawsuits; however, we are presently unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these actions.

As of December 31, 2011, our accrued liability for litigation contingencies with a probable likelihood of loss was $2.9 million which was related to a single contingency. We settled this legal matter for an amount not materially different from our accrued liability.

On August 17, 2010, we completed the Cliffstar Acquisition. The first $15.0 million of the maximum of $55.0 million of 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.

We had $11.0 million in standby letters of credit outstanding as of June 30, 2012 (July 2, 2011 – $9.5 million).