Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 3 October, 2017 – Refresco Group N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: RFRG) announces it has received a new unsolicited, indicative and conditional proposal from PAI Partners SAS (PAI) on 3 October 2017. It regards a possible offer to acquire all 81.2 million issued shares in the company for EUR 19.75 per share, representing an aggregate cash consideration of EUR 1.6 billion. The offer includes Cott’s bottling activities, Refresco’s latest acquisition which is expected to see completion before year-end. The offer is subject to a number of conditions.