Acquisition & Trading Updates

Britvic plc 15 August 2007 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) 15th August 2007 Britvic plc ('Britvic') Acquisition of the soft drinks and related businesses of C&C Group plc ('CCSD') ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Britvic today announces the unconditional approval of the acquisition of CCSD by the Irish Competition Authority. Completion of the transaction is planned for 29th August 2007. All details and guidance given previously remain unchanged - please refer to the announcement of 14th May 2007 for further information. Current Trading ---------------- The UK has experienced unseasonably poor weather in May, June and July. However, our continued focus on costs and promotional efficiency, which has led to an improved average realised price, combined with strong first half results, means that, excluding any contribution from CCSD, we remain confident that the result for the year will be within the range of current market expectations. Britvic will issue an update on trading over the 52 weeks to 30th September on 17th October 2007. INVESTOR ENQUIRIES Britvic plc 01245 504 330 Craig Marks MEDIA ENQUIRIES Brunswick Conor McClafferty 0207 404 5959 Tom Buchanan 07974 982 366 Notes to editors ---------------- Britvic is one of the two leading branded soft drinks businesses in Great Britain. The Company is the largest supplier of branded still soft drinks, the faster growing category in the soft drinks market, and the number two supplier of carbonates. Britvic's broad portfolio of leading brands includes established names with high brand recognition such as Robinsons and Tango and highly successful innovations such as J2O and Fruit Shoot. Included within the portfolio are the Pepsi and 7UP brands, which Britvic produces, markets, sells and distributes under its exclusive appointment from PepsiCo which runs until December 2023. This brand and product portfolio enables Britvic to target and satisfy a wide range of consumer demands in all major soft drinks categories, via all available routes to market. Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements ---------------------------------------------------- This announcement includes statements that are forward-looking in nature. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as required by the Listing Rules and applicable law, Britvic undertakes no obligation to update or change any forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the date such statements are published. -End- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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