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A Bubbly Update

This beverage company has announced its highly anticipated acquisition financing plan.
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Cott (COT) shares are trading more than 9% higher on the session, changing hands around $6.19. This Alert is an update on the company, and we're not recommending any trades for the model portfolio.

This morning, Cott priced its stock and bonds to finance the Cliffstar acquisition. The company sold 11.6 million shares at $5.60 each and floated $375 million of 8.125% bonds that mature in 2010. The company will borrow the remainder of the funds for the purchase from Cott's asset-based lending facility.

This was a major hurdle that the company cleared, as uncertainty around the financing for the acquisition had been hanging over the stock. CEO Jeremy Fowden threw further support behind the company, buying 25,000 shares on the open market earlier this week.

Cott expects the Cliffstar purchase to add to its earnings beginning in 2011. In the meantime, domestic beverage volumes should see improvement in the second half of 2010. With that in mind, we reiterate our One rating on the company at current levels.

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