Anticipated Acquisition by A.G. Barr Plc of Britvic Plc
Anticipated acquisition by A.G. Barr plc of Britvic plc ME/5801/12 The OFT’s decision on reference under section 33 given on 13 February 2013. Full text of decision published 5 March 2013. Please note that the square brackets indicate figures or text which have been deleted or replaced in ranges at the request of the parties or third parties for reasons of commercial confidentiality. PARTIES 1. A.G. BARR p.l.c (AG Barr) is a UK manufacturer and distributor of soft drinks, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). AG Barr manufactures and sells a wide portfolio of branded soft drinks, including Tizer, D'N'B, KA, the Barr range, Barr's Originals, Strathmore Spring Water, St Clements juice drinks, Simply juice drinks, Sun Exotic and Rubicon exotic juice drinks. AG Barr’s biggest selling brand is IRN-BRU. It has also entered into a bottling partnership in the UK with Orangina Schweppes whereby AG Barr manufactures and sells Orangina in the UK under licence. Further, AG Barr has a partnership with Rockstar Inc., under which it sells and distributes the Rockstar energy drink brand in the UK and Republic of Ireland. In the year ended 28 January 2012, AG Barr’s turnover was £237 million, of which £231.3 million was generated in the UK. 2. Britvic p.l.c. (Britvic) is a manufacturer and distributor of soft drinks, listed on the LSE. It owns a number of brands, including Robinsons, J2O, R Whites, Fruit Shoot, Britvic, Purdey’s, Pennine Spring, Tango, Juicy drench and drench in Great Britain (GB), MiWadi, Club, Cidona and Ballygowan in Ireland, and Teisseire, Moulin de Valdonne, Fruité and Pressade in France.
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