Company’s registered Canadian office is located at 1200 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 4T5, Canada and its principal executive head office is located at 1150 Assembly Drive, Suite 800, Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States. Primo Water is governed by the OBCA and the Primo Shares are listed and posted for trading on the NYSE and the TSX under the symbol “PRMW”. For further information regarding the Company, see “Schedule G — Information Relating to the Company”.
The BlueTriton Parties
BlueTriton
Triton Water Parent, Inc. is a Delaware corporation incorporated on February 3, 2021. BlueTriton operates primarily through its wholly owned subsidiaries, including Triton Water Holdings, Inc. BlueTriton is a leading provider of water and beverages in the United States and Canada, offering an extensive portfolio of recognizable, responsibly sourced national and regional spring and purified water and beverage brands. Its principal executive office is located at 900 Long Ridge Road, Building 2, Stamford, Connecticut 06902-1138, United States. For more information about BlueTriton, see “Information Relating to BlueTriton” and “Schedule H — Information Relating to BlueTriton”.
NewCo
NewCo is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 10, 2024 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlueTriton for the purpose of effecting the Transaction. To date, NewCo has not conducted any activities other than those incidental to its formation, the execution of the Arrangement Agreement, the preparation of regulatory filings made in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement and other matters related to the Transaction. Upon completion of the Transaction, NewCo is expected to be a leading North American pure-play healthy hydration company with diversified offerings across products, formats, channels and consumer occasions. Following the Closing, NewCo is expected to be dual headquartered at 1150 Assembly Drive, Suite 800, Tampa, Florida 33607, United States, which is currently Primo Water’s headquarters, and at 900 Long Ridge Road, Building 2, Stamford, Connecticut 06902, United States, which is currently BlueTriton’s headquarters. NewCo’s registered office will be located at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States, NewCo is governed by the DGCL and NewCo intends to list its shares on the NYSE under the symbol “[•]”. For more information about NewCo, see “Information Relating to NewCo” and “Schedule I — Information Relating to NewCo”.
Amalgamation Sub and Merger Sub
Amalgamation Sub is a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario on June 13, 2024 and Merger Sub is a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware on June 10, 2024, each as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlueTriton for the purpose of effecting the Transaction. To date, neither Amalgamation Sub nor Merger Sub have conducted any activities other than those incident to their formation, the execution of the Arrangement Agreement, and other matters related to the Transaction. In connection with the consummation of the Transaction: (i) there will be an amalgamation of Primo Water and Amalgamation Sub, with the amalgamated entity, Primo Water Corporation, becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of NewCo; and (ii) immediately following the Arrangement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into BlueTriton, with BlueTriton surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NewCo. Therefore, following consummation of the Transaction, Amalgamation Sub and Merger Sub will no longer exist as separate entities.
Prior to consummation of the Transaction, the principal executive office for Merger Sub is located at 900 Long Ridge Road, Building 2, Stamford, Connecticut 06902-1138, United States, and the phone number for Merger Sub is (203) 863-0451. Prior to the consummation of the Transaction, the registered office of Amalgamation Sub is located at 199 Bay Street, Suite 5300 Commerce Court West, Toronto, Ontario, M5L 1B9, Canada, and the phone number for Amalgamation Sub is (203) 863-045.
Background to the Transaction
The Transaction and the Arrangement Agreement are the result of arms’ length negotiations among representatives of Primo Water, BlueTriton and their respective legal and financial advisors. A summary of certain relevant background information, as well as the principal events leading to the execution of the Arrangement Agreement and the public announcement of the Transaction, is set forth in this Circular. See “Description of the Transaction — Background to the Transaction”.