Barr(A.G.) PLC Response to PepsiCo To Acquire Rockstar (8068F)

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RNS Number : 8068F

Barr(A.G.) PLC

11 March 2020

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 March 2020

A.G. BARR p.l.c.

Response to PepsiCo To Acquire Rockstar statement

A.G. BARR p.l.c., ("A.G. BARR" or the "Group"), which produces and markets some of the UK's leading drinks brands, notes the announcement earlier today by PepsiCo Inc. (PepsiCo) that it intends to acquire Rockstar Energy Beverages, owner of the Rockstar energy brand. PepsiCo has been a distribution partner for Rockstar in North America since 2009.

A.G. BARR has been a franchise partner of Rockstar since 2007 and retains the exclusive distribution rights for the Rockstar brand in the UK, Ireland and certain European territories. A.G. BARR has a long term contract, extending for several years, for the manufacture and sale of the Rockstar energy brand, which contributes approximately 8% of the Group's sales volumes.

For more information, please contact :

   A.G. BARR  0330 390 3900                                 Instinctif Partners  020 7457 2020 
   Roger White, Chief Executive                                          Justine Warren 
   Stuart Lorimer, Finance Director                                      Matthew Smallwood 

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