Primo Announces Pricing of Follow-On Public Offeri

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primo Water Corporation (Nasdaq: PRMW ) (“Primo” or “the Company”), the leading provider of multi-gallon purified bottled water, self-service refill water and water dispensers, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,643,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $14.00 per share to the public. The offering is expected to close on or about May 22, 2018, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Primo has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase 696,450 additional shares of its common stock offered in the public offering. Primo intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to pay down existing indebtedness. Upon completion of the offering, the Company intends to refinance its remaining outstanding senior indebtedness. All of the shares will be offered and sold by Primo. There can be no assurance as to whether or when Primo will be able to refinance its remaining outstanding senior indebtedness.

William Blair & Company, L.L.C., and BMO Capital Markets Corp. are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. B. Riley FBR, Inc., Northland Securities, Inc., Barrington Research Associates, Inc. and Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC are acting as co-managers for the offering.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-221938) that was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 7, 2017, and a preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering has also been filed. A final prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary and final prospectus supplement may also be obtained from: William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Attention: Prospectus Department, The William Blair Building, 150 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606, by telephone at (800)-621-0687, or by email at prospectus@williamblair.com; or BMO Capital Markets Corp., Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036, telephone: (800) 414-3627, or by email at: bmoprospectus@bmo.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About Primo Water Corporation

Primo Water Corporation (Nasdaq: PRMW ) (“Primo” or “the Company”) is an environmentally and ethically responsible company with a purpose of inspiring healthier lives through better water. Primo is North America's leading single source provider of water dispensers, multi-gallon purified bottled water, and self-service refill water. Primo's Dispensers, Exchange and Refill products are available in over 45,000 retail locations and online throughout the United States and Canada. For more information and to learn more about Primo Water, please visit our website at www.primowater.com .

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein are not based on historical fact and are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those provisions. These statements include the Company's financial guidance and statements regarding our belief that we have a robust runway for future growth in net sales and profitability, particularly as we begin to accelerate our brand marketing activation initiatives in 2018, the terms of the offering or its completion, if at all and the proposed refinancing of our senior debt. These statements can otherwise be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "feel," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "seek," "should," "would," "will," and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Owing to the uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, actual results could differ materially from those stated herein. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the loss of major retail customers of the Company or the reduction in volume or change in timing of purchases by major retail customers; the consolidation of retail customers and disruption of the retail business model; lower than anticipated consumer and retailer acceptance of and demand for the Company's products and services; difficulties realizing the anticipated benefits and synergies from the Glacier Water acquisition and managing our expanded operations following the acquisition; the highly competitive environment in which we operate and the entry of a competitor with greater resources into the marketplace; competition and other business conditions in the water and water dispenser industries in general; adverse changes in the Company's relationships with its independent bottlers, distributors and suppliers in its Exchange business; the loss of key Company personnel; risks associated with the Company's potential expansion into international markets, and the risk that the current U.S. presidential administration may implement changes to international trade relations, particularly with China, that could be harmful to our business and operations; the Company's experiencing product liability, product recall or higher than anticipated rates of sales returns associated with product quality or safety issues; dependence on key management information systems; the Company's inability to efficiently expand operations and capacity to meet growth; the Company's inability to develop, introduce and produce new product offerings within the anticipated timeframe or at all; general economic conditions; the possible adverse effects that decreased discretionary consumer spending may have on the Company's business; changes in the regulatory framework governing the Company's business; significant liabilities or costs associated with litigation or other legal proceedings; the possibility that our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards in the United States may be limited; the restrictions imposed upon our business as a result the restrictive covenants contained in our credit agreements; the Company's inability to comply with its covenants in its credit facility; the possibility that we may fail to generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt obligations; the negative effects that global capital and credit market issues may have on our liquidity; the costs of borrowing on our operations; our inability to refinance our senior debt as well as other risks described more fully in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed on March 7, 2018, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018 filed on May 9, 2018 and its subsequent filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements reflect management's analysis as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake to revise these statements to reflect subsequent developments, other than in its regular, quarterly earnings releases or as otherwise required by applicable securities laws.

Contact : Primo Water Corporation David Mills, Chief Financial Officer (336) 331-4000

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