Note 23—Guarantor Subsidiaries

The 2017 Notes and 2018 Notes issued by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cott Beverages, Inc., are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis pursuant to guarantees by Cott Corporation and certain other wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The guarantees of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are subject to release in limited circumstances only upon the occurrence of certain customary conditions.

We have not presented separate financial statements and separate disclosures have not been provided concerning subsidiary guarantors because management has determined such information is not material to the holders of the above-mentioned notes.

The following supplemental financial information sets forth on an unconsolidated basis, our Balance Sheets, Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for Cott Corporation, Cott Beverages Inc., Guarantor Subsidiaries and our other subsidiaries (the “Non-guarantor Subsidiaries”). The supplemental financial information reflects our investments and those of Cott Beverages Inc. in their respective subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. In the third quarter of 2012, we revised the financial statements of certain Non-guarantor Subsidiaries to properly reflect their capitalization and subsequent investment in certain Guarantor Subsidiaries resulting from a reorganization completed in connection with the Cliffstar Acquisition. These Non-guarantor Subsidiaries, which have no business operations and no operating assets, hold, directly or indirectly, our investments in substantially all of the Guarantor Subsidiaries and therefore may be viewed for purposes of this disclosure as in-substance Guarantor Subsidiaries themselves. We have therefore included these Non-guarantor Subsidiaries as Guarantor Subsidiaries in the supplemental financial information below and have revised the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011. While this revision does not change the assets available to satisfy the guarantees made by the Guarantor Subsidiaries, the inclusion of these Non-guarantor Subsidiaries in the Guarantor Subsidiary column for purposes of the below disclosure results in the December 31, 2011 investment in subsidiaries and equity accounts for Non-guarantor Subsidiaries being reduced by $225.3 million. There was no change to the Consolidated Balance Sheets nor any changes to the Consolidating Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for the periods presented.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 29, 2012

(in millions of U.S. dollars)


	Cott Corporation		Cott Beverages Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination Entries			Consolidated

Revenue, net	$	201.8	$	864.5		$	1,042.8		$	172.9		$	(31.4	)	$	2,250.6
Cost of sales		165.3		730.4			940.8			156.0			(31.4	)		1,961.1


Gross profit		36.5		134.1			102.0			16.9			—			289.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses		32.1		64.8			71.1			10.0			—			178.0
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment		—		0.7			0.6			0.5			—			1.8

Operating income		4.4		68.6			30.3			6.4			—			109.7

Contingent consideration earn-out adjustment		—		0.6			—			—			—			0.6
Other expense (income), net		0.4		(1.7	)		(0.6	)		(0.1	)		—			(2.0	)
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net		—		(11.0	)		11.0			—			—			—
Interest expense, net		0.1		53.3			0.7			0.1			—			54.2


Income before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income (loss)		3.9		27.4			19.2			6.4			—			56.9

Income tax expense (benefit)		3.0		2.2			(0.7	)		0.1			—			4.6
Equity income (loss)		46.9		5.0			30.5			—			(82.4	)		—


Net income	$	47.8	$	30.2		$	50.4		$	6.3		$	(82.4	)	$	52.3

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		—		—			—			4.5			—			4.5


Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$	47.8	$	30.2		$	50.4		$	1.8		$	(82.4	)	$	47.8


Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$	60.1	$	52.6		$	(33.7	)	$	(0.3	)	$	(18.6	)	$	60.1

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2011

(in millions of U.S. dollars)


	Cott Corporation			Cott Beverages Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination Entries			Consolidated

Revenue, net	$	207.0		$	932.3		$	1,065.7		$	167.3		$	(37.7	)	$	2,334.6
Cost of sales		167.8			825.5			951.7			150.7			(37.7	)		2,058.0


Gross profit		39.2			106.8			114.0			16.6			—			276.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses		30.1			59.0			71.8			11.8			—			172.7
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment		—			0.4			0.8			—			—			1.2

Asset impairments
Asset impairments		—			—			—			0.6			—			0.6
Intangible asset impairments		—			1.4			—			—			—			1.4


Operating income		9.1			46.0			41.4			4.2			—			100.7

Contingent consideration earn-out adjustment		—			—			0.9			—			—			0.9
Other expense (income), net		1.6			(0.3	)		0.2			0.7			—			2.2
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net		(3.5	)		(4.1	)		7.6			—			—			—
Interest expense, net		0.3			54.8			1.8			0.2			—			57.1


Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income (loss)		10.7			(4.4	)		30.9			3.3			—			40.5

Income tax expense (benefit)		2.9			(0.8	)		(3.3	)		0.5			—			(0.7	)
Equity income (loss)		29.8			4.2			0.8			—			(34.8	)		—


Net income	$	37.6		$	0.6		$	35.0		$	2.8		$	(34.8	)	$	41.2

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		—			—			—			3.6			—			3.6


Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$	37.6		$	0.6		$	35.0		$	(0.8	)	$	(34.8	)	$	37.6


Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$	30.4		$	(1.3	)	$	128.5		$	2.6		$	(129.8	)	$	30.4

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the year ended January 1, 2011

(in millions of U.S. dollars)


	Cott Corporation			Cott Beverages Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination Entries			Consolidated

Revenue, net	$	201.0		$	905.6		$	600.4		$	137.6		$	(41.3	)	$	1,803.3
Cost of sales		158.0			774.3			527.0			119.0			(41.3	)		1,537.0


Gross profit		43.0			131.3			73.4			18.6			—			266.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses		31.0			79.1			42.6			14.0			—			166.7
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant & equipment		—			1.0			(0.1	)		0.2			—			1.1
Restructuring		—			(0.5	)		—			—			—			(0.5	)


Operating income		12.0			51.7			30.9			4.4			—			99.0

Contingent consideration earn-out adjustment		—			—			(20.3	)		—			—			(20.3	)
Other expense (income), net		2.3			1.3			0.8			(0.4	)		—			4.0
Intercompany interest (income) expense, net		(6.8	)		8.2			(1.3	)		—			(0.1	)		(0.0	)
Interest expense, net		0.2			35.6			0.9			0.2			—			36.9


Income before income tax expense and equity income (loss)		16.3			6.6			50.8			4.6			0.1			78.4

Income tax expense		4.5			12.0			1.7			0.4			—			18.6
Equity income		42.9			6.0			0.9			—			(49.8	)		—


Net income	$	54.7		$	0.6		$	50.0		$	4.2		$	(49.7	)	$	59.8

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		—			—			—			5.1			—			5.1


Net income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$	54.7		$	0.6		$	50.0		$	(0.9	)	$	(49.7	)	$	54.7


Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to Cott Corporation	$	58.5		$	(5.2	)	$	52.0		$	(2.0	)	$	(44.8	)	$	58.5

Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 29, 2012

(in millions of U.S. dollars)


	Cott Corporation			Cott Beverages Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination Entries			Consolidated
ASSETS
*Current assets*
Cash & cash equivalents	$	39.8		$	37.5		$	96.4		$	5.7		$	—		$	179.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance		18.4			111.5			122.3			16.2			(69.0	)		199.4
Income taxes recoverable		—			0.9			0.2			0.1			—			1.2
Inventories		21.1			65.9			130.8			7.0			—			224.8
Prepaid expenses and other assets		2.5			13.4			4.3			0.1			—			20.3


Total current assets		81.8			229.2			354.0			29.1			(69.0	)		625.1

Property, plant & equipment, net		50.7			188.4			242.0			9.8			—			490.9
Goodwill		27.5			4.5			98.3			—			—			130.3
Intangibles and other assets, net		1.0			101.4			198.4			14.6			—			315.4
Deferred income taxes		2.9			—			—			0.4			—			3.3
Other tax receivable		0.2			0.1			0.6			—			—			0.9
Due from affiliates		40.0			175.2			78.0			41.9			(335.1	)		—
Investments in subsidiaries		487.5			389.7			820.0			—			(1,697.2	)		—


Total assets	$	691.6		$	1,088.5		$	1,791.3		$	95.8		$	(2,101.3	)	$	1,565.9


LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
*Current liabilities*
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	—		$	1.3		$	0.2		$	0.4		$	—		$	1.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		36.2			119.5			193.1			7.9			(69.0	)		287.7


Total current liabilities		36.2			120.8			193.3			8.3			(69.0	)		289.6

Long-term debt		0.2			598.7			1.5			1.4			—			601.8
Deferred income taxes		—			30.3			7.9			0.9			—			39.1
Other long-term liabilities		0.2			4.0			8.3			—			—			12.5
Due to affiliates		43.2			76.7			177.8			37.4			(335.1	)		—


Total liabilities		79.8			830.5			388.8			48.0			(404.1	)		943.0

*Equity*
Capital stock, no par		397.8			574.5			1,724.3			83.6			(2,382.4	)		397.8
Additional paid-in-capital		40.4			—			—			—			—			40.4
Retained earnings (deficit)		186.0			(329.7	)		(331.2	)		(46.1	)		707.0			186.0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		(12.4	)		13.2			9.4			(0.8	)		(21.8	)		(12.4	)

Total Cott Corporation equity		611.8			258.0			1,402.5			36.7			(1,697.2	)		611.8
Non-controlling interests		—			—			—			11.1			—			11.1

Total equity		611.8			258.0			1,402.5			47.8			(1,697.2	)		622.9


Total liabilities and equity	$	691.6		$	1,088.5		$	1,791.3		$	95.8		$	(2,101.3	)	$	1,565.9

Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2011

(in millions of U.S. dollars)


	Cott Corporation			Cott Beverages Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination Entries			Consolidated
ASSETS
*Current assets*
Cash & cash equivalents	$	13.7		$	20.7		$	58.9		$	7.6		$	—		$	100.9
Accounts receivable, net of allowance		22.4			97.2			136.3			14.6			(59.7	)		210.8
Income taxes recoverable		—			8.8			0.8			0.3			—			9.9
Inventories		18.1			60.2			124.2			7.5			—			210.0
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1.8			13.8			3.6			0.1			—			19.3


Total current assets		56.0			200.7			323.8			30.1			(59.7	)		550.9

Property, plant & equipment, net		48.0			179.3			245.1			9.8			—			482.2
Goodwill		26.9			4.5			98.2			—			—			129.6
Intangibles and other assets, net		0.9			105.3			216.5			18.4			—			341.1
Deferred income taxes		4.1			—			—			—			—			4.1
Other tax receivable		0.5			—			0.5			—			—			1.0
Due from affiliates		30.3			166.4			79.1			41.9			(317.7	)		—
Investments in subsidiaries		459.8			365.5			572.3			—			(1,397.6	)		—


Total assets	$	626.5		$	1,021.7		$	1,535.5		$	100.2		$	(1,775.0	)	$	1,508.9


LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
*Current liabilities*
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	—		$	2.9		$	0.1		$	0.4		$	—		$	3.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		27.1			117.1			181.2			15.4			(59.7	)		281.1


Total current liabilities		27.1			120.0			181.3			15.8			(59.7	)		284.5

Long-term debt		0.2			599.0			1.2			1.7			—			602.1
Deferred income taxes		—			26.8			6.8			0.5			—			34.1
Other long-term liabilities		0.2			3.5			16.3			—			—			20.0
Due to affiliates		43.2			77.8			168.9			27.8			(317.7	)		—


Total liabilities		70.7			827.1			374.5			45.8			(377.4	)		940.7

*Equity*
Capital stock, no par		395.9			569.3			1,396.5			82.8			(2,048.6	)		395.9
Treasury stock		(2.1	)		—			—			—			—			(2.1	)
Additional paid-in-capital		42.6			—			—			—			—			42.6
Retained earnings (deficit)		144.1			(365.5	)		(329.0	)		(42.1	)		736.6			144.1
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		(24.7	)		(9.2	)		93.5			1.3			(85.6	)		(24.7	)

Total Cott Corporation equity		555.8			194.6			1,161.0			42.0			(1,397.6	)		555.8
Non-controlling interests		—			—			—			12.4			—			12.4

Total equity		555.8			194.6			1,161.0			54.4			(1,397.6	)		568.2


Total liabilities and equity	$	626.5		$	1,021.7		$	1,535.5		$	100.2		$	(1,775.0	)	$	1,508.9

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended December 29, 2012

(in millions of U.S. dollars)


	Cott Corporation			Cott Beverages Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination Entries			Consolidated

Operating Activities
Net income	$	47.8		$	30.2		$	50.4		$	6.3		$	(82.4	)	$	52.3
Depreciation & amortization		6.5			36.9			48.4			5.9			—			97.7
Amortization of financing fees		0.2			3.3			0.2			—			—			3.7
Share-based compensation expense		1.1			2.7			1.0			0.1			—			4.9
Increase in deferred income taxes		0.4			3.6			(0.2	)		—			—			3.8
Gain on bargain purchase		—			—			(0.9	)		—			—			(0.9	)
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment		—			0.7			0.6			0.5			—			1.8
Equity (loss) income, net of distributions		(46.9	)		(5.0	)		(30.5	)		—			82.4			—
Intercompany transactions		28.0			5.9			—			—			(33.9	)		—
Other non-cash items		—			(0.4	)		—			—			—			(0.4	)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition		(6.8	)		(3.9	)		(15.2	)		2.1			33.9			10.1

Net cash provided by operating activities		30.3			74.0			53.8			14.9			—			173.0


Investing Activities
Acquisition		—			(4.7	)		(5.0	)		—			—			(9.7	)
Additions to property, plant & equipment		(7.7	)		(45.2	)		(14.2	)		(2.6	)		—			(69.7	)
Additions to intangibles and other assets		(0.6	)		(5.1	)		0.5			—			—			(5.2	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment		—			—			1.0			1.3			—			2.3
Proceeds from insurance recoveries		—			1.9			—			—			—			1.9
Advances to affiliates		—			—			—			(9.7	)		9.7			—

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(8.3	)		(53.1	)		(17.7	)		(11.0	)		9.7			(80.4	)


Financing Activities
Payments of long-term debt		0.1			(2.9	)		—			(0.5	)		—			(3.3	)
Borrowings under ABL		—			24.5			—			—			—			24.5
Payments under ABL		—			(24.5	)		—			—			—			(24.5	)
Advances from affiliates		9.7			—			—			—			(9.7	)		—
Distributions to non-controlling interests		—			—			—			(5.6	)		—			(5.6	)
Common share repurchase		(0.3	)		—			—			—			—			(0.3	)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(5.8	)		—			—			—			—			(5.8	)
Financing fees		—			(1.2	)		—			—			—			(1.2	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		3.7			(4.1	)		—			(6.1	)		(9.7	)		(16.2	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0.4			—			1.4			0.3			—			2.1

Net increase (decrease) in cash & cash equivalents		26.1			16.8			37.5			(1.9	)		—			78.5

Cash & cash equivalents, beginning of period		13.7			20.7			58.9			7.6			—			100.9

Cash & cash equivalents, end of period	$	39.8		$	37.5		$	96.4		$	5.7		$	—		$	179.4

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended December 31, 2011

(in millions of U.S. dollars)


	Cott Corporation			Cott Beverages Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination Entries			Consolidated

Operating Activities
Net income	$	37.6		$	0.6		$	35.0		$	2.8		$	(34.8	)	$	41.2
Depreciation & amortization		6.0			35.1			48.2			6.0			—			95.3
Amortization of financing fees		0.3			3.3			0.3			—			—			3.9
Share-based compensation expense		1.1			1.0			0.7			0.1			—			2.9
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes		0.4			0.1			(3.9	)		(0.3	)		—			(3.7	)
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment		—			0.4			0.8			—			—			1.2
Asset impairments		—			—			—			0.6			—			0.6
Intangible asset impairments		—			1.4			—			—			—			1.4
Contract termination payments		(0.8	)		(2.3	)		—			—			—			(3.1	)
Equity (loss) income, net of distributions		(29.6	)		(4.2	)		0.2			—			33.6			—
Intercompany transactions		25.8			9.6			—			—			(35.4	)		—
Other non-cash items		(0.1	)		1.1			3.6			0.3			—			4.9
Net change in operating assets and liabilities		(25.7	)		210.4			(198.6	)		(3.8	)		36.6			18.9

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		15.0			256.5			(113.7	)		5.7			—			163.5


Investing Activities
Acquisition		—			(34.3	)		—			—			—			(34.3	)
Additions to property, plant & equipment		(5.2	)		(33.9	)		(9.5	)		(0.2	)		—			(48.8	)
Additions to intangibles and other assets		(0.2	)		(5.3	)		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		—			(5.7	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment		—			0.4			—			—			—			0.4
Other investing activities		—			(1.8	)		—			—			—			(1.8	)
Advances to affiliates		—			—			156.1			3.6			(159.7	)		—

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(5.4	)		(74.9	)		146.5			3.3			(159.7	)		(90.2	)


Financing Activities
Payments of long-term debt		0.1			(6.4	)		—			(0.5	)		—			(6.8	)
Borrowings under ABL		—			224.1			—			—			—			224.1
Payments under ABL		—			(231.9	)		—			—			—			(231.9	)
Advances from affiliates		(3.6	)		(156.1	)		—			—			159.7			—
Distributions to non-controlling interests		—			—			—			(6.0	)		—			(6.0	)
Exercise of options		—			0.3			—			—			—			0.3
Net cash used in financing activities		(3.5	)		(170.0	)		—			(6.5	)		159.7			(20.3	)


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(0.2	)		—			0.1			(0.2	)		—			(0.3	)

Net increase in cash & cash equivalents		5.9			11.6			32.9			2.3			—			52.7

Cash & cash equivalents, beginning of period		7.8			9.1			26.0			5.3			—			48.2

Cash & cash equivalents, end of period	$	13.7		$	20.7		$	58.9		$	7.6		$	—		$	100.9

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended January 1, 2011

(in millions of U.S. dollars)


	Cott Corporation			Cott Beverages Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination Entries			Consolidated

Operating Activities
Net income	$	54.7		$	0.6		$	50.0		$	4.2		$	(49.7	)	$	59.8
Depreciation & amortization		6.3			35.4			26.4			5.9			—			74.0
Amortization of financing fees		0.4			2.1			0.2			—			—			2.7
Share-based compensation expense		0.7			3.9			0.1			—			—			4.7
Increase in deferred income taxes		2.3			12.0			1.7			1.1			—			17.0
Write-off of financing fees		0.2			1.0			0.2			—			—			1.4
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant & equipment		—			1.0			(0.1	)		0.2			—			1.1
Loss on buyback of Notes		—			0.1			—			—			—			0.1
Contingent consideration earn-out adjustment		—			—			(20.3	)		—			—			(20.3	)
Contract termination loss		—			3.6			—			—			—			3.6
Contract termination payments		—			(5.4	)		—			—			—			(5.4	)
Equity (loss) income, net of distributions		(42.9	)		(6.0	)		(0.9	)		—			49.8			—
Intercompany transactions		8.9			7.7			—			—			(16.5	)		—
Other non-cash items		2.0			3.8			—			(0.3	)		—			5.5
Net change in operating assets and liabilities		(35.3	)		63.4			(17.9	)		7.6			16.4			34.2

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(2.8	)		123.1			39.4			18.7			—			178.4


Investing Activities
Acquisition		—			(507.7	)		—			—			—			(507.7	)
Additions to property, plant & equipment		(5.4	)		(26.5	)		(10.6	)		(1.5	)		—			(44.0	)
Additions to intangibles and other assets		—			(4.2	)		—			—			—			(4.2	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment		—			0.3			0.3			0.6			—			1.2
Advances to affiliates		21.0			—			(12.3	)		(8.8	)		0.1			—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		15.6			(538.1	)		(22.6	)		(9.7	)		0.1			(554.7	)


Financing Activities
Payments of long-term debt		0.1			(18.3	)		—			(0.5	)		—			(18.7	)
Issuance of long-term debt		—			375.0			—			—			—			375.0
Borrowings under ABL		—			307.1			59.4			—			—			366.5
Payments under ABL		—			(319.3	)		(59.7	)		—			—			(379.0	)
Advances from affiliates		8.8			12.3			(21.0	)		—			(0.1	)		—
Intercompany contributions		(89.8	)		71.1			18.7			—			—			—
Distributions to non-controlling interests		—			—			—			(7.4	)		—			(7.4	)
Issuance of common shares, net of offering fees		71.1			—			—			—			—			71.1
Financing fees		—			(14.2	)		—			—			—			(14.2	)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(9.8	)		413.7			(2.6	)		(7.9	)		(0.1	)		393.3

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0.6			—			(0.4	)		0.1			—			0.3

Net increase (decrease) in cash & cash equivalents		3.6			(1.3	)		13.8			1.2			—			17.3

Cash & cash equivalents, beginning of period		4.2			10.4			12.2			4.1			—			30.9

Cash & cash equivalents, end of period	$	7.8		$	9.1		$	26.0		$	5.3		$	—		$	48.2