Cott Announces Results of Voting for Directors at Annual and Special Meeting of Shareowners and Declaration of Dividend

TORONTO and TAMPA, FL, May 2, 2018

VOTING RESULTS FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS   

By a vote conducted by ballot, each of the nominees listed in the proxy statement dated March 21, 2018 was elected as a director of the Company at the Meeting. The detailed voting results are as follows:

Nominee	# of Votes For	% of Votes For ARIVA.DE Börsen-Geflüster Kurse PRIMO WATER CORP. 16,70 € 0,00%	# of Votes Withheld	% of Votes Withheld
Jerry Fowden	105,406,196	99.49%	538,554	0.51%
David T. Gibbons	103,919,346	98.09%	2,025,404	1.91%
Stephen H. Halperin	94,071,804	88.79%	11,872,946	11.21%
Betty Jane Hess	104,262,952	98.41%	1,681,798	1.59%
Kenneth C. Keller, Jr.	105,653,195	99.72%	291,555	0.28%
Gregory Monahan	104,709,915	98.83%	1,234,835	1.17%
Mario Pilozzi	105,012,455	99.12%	932,295	0.88%
Eric Rosenfeld	76,974,738	72.66%	28,970,012	27.34%
Graham Savage	105,415,867	99.50%	528,883	0.50%

Details of the voting results on all matters considered at the Meeting are available in the Company's report of voting results, which is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND

Cott's Board of Directors has declared a dividend of US$0.06 per share on common shares, payable in cash on June 13, 2018 to shareowners of record at the close of business on June 1, 2018.

ABOUT COTT CORPORATION

Cott is a water, coffee, tea, extracts and filtration service company with a leading volume-based national presence in the North American and European home and office bottled water delivery industry and a leader in custom coffee roasting, blending of iced tea, and extract solutions for the U.S. foodservice industry.  Our platform reaches over 2.4 million customers or delivery points across North America and Europe supported by strategically located sales and distribution facilities and fleets, as well as wholesalers and distributors.  This enables us to efficiently service residences, businesses, restaurant chains, hotels and motels, small and large retailers, and healthcare facilities.

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