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Britvic plc 09 December 2005 9 December 2005 Not for publication, distribution or release, directly or indirectly, in or into, the United States of America, Australia, Canada or Japan This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus or a pricing statement and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any shares referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus published by Britvic 2005 (the 'Prospectus') and the pricing statement expected to be issued today in connection with the admission of the ordinary shares in the capital of the Company to the Official List of the Financial Services Authority and to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's (the 'London Stock Exchange') market for listed securities. Copies of the Prospectus are available from the Company's registered office. BRITVIC ANNOUNCES OFFER PRICE OF 230p PER SHARE AND OFFER SIZE INCREASED TO 181 MILLION SHARES Britvic plc ('Britvic' or the 'Company'), one of the two leading soft drinks businesses in Great Britain, today announces an offer price of 230p for its initial public offering of existing ordinary shares ('Ordinary Shares') to institutional investors in the UK and elsewhere (the 'Global Offer'). This is set against the price range announced by the Company on 25 November 2005 of 210p to 250p. In addition, the size of the Global Offer has been increased from approximately 153 million shares to approximately 181 million shares. At this offer price the Company will have a market capitalisation of approximately £494 million. Summary of the Global Offer • The number of Ordinary Shares in issue at listing will be approximately 215 million. • Conditional dealings are expected to commence on the London Stock Exchange at 8:00am today, 9 December 2005, under the ticker symbol BVIC. • Admission to the Official List of the Financial Services Authority and commencement of unconditional dealings on the London Stock Exchange is expected to take place at 8:00am on 14 December 2005. • InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, Whitbread Group PLC and Pernod Ricard S.A. have sold, in aggregate, approximately 181 million Ordinary Shares in connection with the Global Offer and representing, in the case of each of Whitbread Group PLC and Pernod Ricard S.A., the disposal of the whole of their interest in the Company. This represents approximately 84.3% of the total issued share capital of Britvic. PepsiCo has retained its 5% stake in the Company. • Over-allotment arrangements (not forming part of the Global Offer), representing up to a maximum 12.7% of the total number of Ordinary Shares comprised in the Global Offer, have been entered into with InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. This could lead to a disposal by InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of up to approximately a further 23 million Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 10.7% of the total issued share capital of Britvic and the disposal of the whole of its interest in the Company. • Citigroup Global Markets U.K. Equity Limited ('Citigroup') and Deutsche Bank AG ('Deutsche Bank') are joint bookrunners for the Global Offer. Commenting on today's announcement, Paul Moody, Chief Executive of Britvic, said: 'We are delighted that the global offer has been so well received and we welcome the new shareholders. The high level of interest demonstrates that investors recognise the potential within Britvic and have confidence in our ability to drive future growth. We look forward to starting life as a public company and to delivering value to our shareholders.' ________________________ See notes to editors attached Enquiries to: Britvic 020 7404 5959 (for today only) Paul Moody, Chief Executive Officer thereafter John Gibney, Finance Director 01245 261 871 David Lewis, Director of Corporate Affairs 01245 261 871 Julian Mears, Media Communications Manager 01245 261 871 07834 962 542 IHG 01753 410176 Gavin Flynn 07808 098 972 Paul Edgecliff-Johnson 01753 410425 Leslie McGibbon Citigroup 020 7986 6000 David Wormsley 020 7545 8000 Andrew Seaton Anthony Gutman Deutsche Bank Jeremy Quin Charles Wilkinson Brunswick 020 7404 5959 Tom Buchanan Mike Smith Fiona Laffan The contents of this announcement, which have been prepared by and are the sole responsibility of the Company, have been approved solely for the purposes of section 21(2)(b) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 by Citigroup Global Markets Limited of Citigroup Centre, Canada Square, London E14 5LB and Deutsche Bank AG of Winchester House, 1 Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB. Citigroup and Deutsche Bank are acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Global Offer. They will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as their respective clients and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients nor for giving advice in relation to the Global Offer, the contents of this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. This announcement may not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or issue, or any solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities referred to herein. The Global Offer and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the Global Offer in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the 'Securities Act'), and may not be offered or sold in the United States (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) unless they are registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration. No public offer of the Shares is being made in the United States. The price and value of securities may go up as well as down. Persons needing advice should contact a professional adviser. This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, 'forward-looking statements'. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms 'believes', 'estimates', 'plans', 'projects', 'anticipates', 'expects', 'intends', 'may', 'will', or 'should' or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include matters that are not historical facts and include statements regarding the Company's intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, the Company's results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the outlook on the casual dining industry. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. A number of factors could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the factors to be described in the risk factors section of the Prospectus, and the factors to be described in the financial review and prospects section of the Prospectus. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. Any forward-looking statements in this announcement reflect the Company's view with respect to future events as at the date of this announcement and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. Save as required by law or by the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority, the Company undertakes no obligation publicly to release the results of any revisions to any forward- looking statements in this announcement that may occur due to any change in its expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement. Information in this announcement or any of the documents relating to the Global Offer cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. NOTES TO EDITORS About Britvic Britvic's origins can be traced back to the mid-19th century when the British Vitamin Products Company (abbreviated to Britvic) was established in Chelmsford and run from a chemist's shop making lemonades, mineral waters and 'tonics'. The current business was established in 1986 when Bass (now IHG), Whitbread and Allied Breweries (now Pernod) merged their respective soft drinks businesses to form Britvic Soft Drinks ('BSD'). BSD was originally established to act as the soft drinks supplier to the pub estates of these three shareholders. With the acquisition of Robinsons, Orchid Drinks, Pennine Spring and the innovation of J2O and Fruit Shoot, in particular, Britvic has established itself as a market-leading soft drinks supplier in its own right. Board and Senior Management team: At flotation the Board and Senior Management team will include the following: Executive Directors: Chief Executive Officer, Paul Moody Paul Moody was appointed Managing Director in October 2003 and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Group's business. He had been Chief Operating Officer of the BSD since October 2002. Paul Moody joined the Group in 1996 as Director of Sales for Grocery Multiples (supermarkets) having previously worked for Golden Wonder and Pedigree Pet Foods. Paul Moody is also currently the Deputy President of the British Soft Drinks Association. Finance Director, John Gibney John Gibney was appointed Finance Director in 1999 and is responsible for finance, IT, legal, estates, risk management and business transformation. Prior to joining Britvic, John Gibney was Senior Corporate Finance & Planning Manager for Bass, and prior to that role, Finance Director and subsequently Deputy Managing Director of Gala Clubs. Non-Executive Directors: Chairman, Gerald Corbett Gerald Corbett was appointed non-executive Chairman on 24 November 2005. He continues to be Chairman of Woolworths Group plc, a post held since March 2001. He is also Chairman of SSL International and Health Club Holdings Limited, the owner of Holmes Place. He is a non-executive director for Greencore plc based in Dublin. Gerald Corbett was chief executive of Railtrack PLC from 1997 to 2000, Group Finance Director of Grand Metropolitan PLC from 1994 to 1997 and was Group Finance Director of Redland PLC between 1987 and 1994. He was a non-executive director of the property group MEPC PLC from 1995 to 1998 and Burmah Castrol PLC from 1998 to 2000. Director, Joanne Averiss Joanne Averiss was appointed non-executive director on 24 November 2005. Joanne Averiss has been a member of the PepsiCo legal department since 1990 holding a series of positions in the UK and the US and most recently acting as the head of legal (UK and Europe) for PepsiCo International's food and snack beverages division. She is also a trustee of the Mesen Educational Trust. Director, Chris Bulmer Chris Bulmer was appointed non-executive director on 24 November 2005. Chris Bulmer was the Group Human Resources Director for Brambles Industries plc Brambles Industries Limited, and prior to that was Group Human Resources Director for Whitbread Group plc. Chris Bulmer also worked for Diageo, Mars, Unilever and Blue Circle. She is also an Independent Trustee Director of Berkeley Square Pension Trustee Company Limited. Director, Bob Ivell Bob Ivell was appointed non-executive director on 24 November 2005. Prior to joining Britvic, Bob Ivell was on the board of Scottish & Newcastle plc as chairman of the retail division. He is currently the executive chairman of Regent Inns Plc, a non-executive director of The Restaurant Group plc, deputy chairman of Next Generation Clubs Limited and Next Generation Pacific Limited and non-executive chairman of Park Resorts Limited. During the 1980s Bob was the managing director of Beefeater. Director, Michael Shallow Michael Shallow was appointed non-executive director on 24 November 2005. Michael Shallow has been the Finance Director of Greene King plc since 1991, having previously been an associate partner at Andersen Consulting and having held a senior accounting role at Kingfisher plc. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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