Refresco receives renewed interest from PAI

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.

The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Refresco are, in line with their fiduciary duty, carefully reviewing the proposal, taking into account the interests of all Refresco’s stakeholders. Further announcements will be made if and when required.