ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES	2. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES On August 14, 2014, the Company and The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”) entered into definitive agreements for a long-term strategic relationship in the global energy drink category (the “Coca-Cola Transaction”). In the Coca-Cola Transaction, the Company, New Laser Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“NewCo”), New Laser Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”), Coca-Cola and European Refreshments, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola, entered into a transaction agreement, and the Company, Coca-Cola and NewCo entered into an asset transfer agreement. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company will reorganize into a new holding company by merging Merger Sub into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of NewCo. In the merger, each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock will be converted into one share of NewCo’s common stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of the agreements, upon the closing of the Coca-Cola Transaction, (1) NewCo will issue to Coca-Cola newly issued shares of common stock representing approximately 16.7% of the total number of shares of issued and outstanding NewCo common stock (after giving effect to the new issuance) and Coca-Cola will have the right to nominate two (reduced to one in 36 months or if Coca-Cola’s equity interest in NewCo exceeds 20%) individuals to NewCo’s Board of Directors, (2) Coca-Cola will transfer its global energy drink business (including the NOS®, Full Throttle®, Burn®, Mother®, Play® and Power Play®, and Relentless® brands) to NewCo, and the Company will transfer its non-energy drink business (including the Hansen’s® Natural Soda, Peace Tea®, Hubert’s® Lemonade and Hansen’s® Juice Product brands) to Coca-Cola, (3) the Company and Coca-Cola will amend their current distribution coordination agreements by expanding distribution of the Company’s products into additional territories pursuant to long-term commercial agreements with Coca-Cola’s network of owned or controlled bottlers/distributors and independent bottling and distribution partners, and (4) Coca-Cola will make a net cash payment of $2.15 billion to the Company ($625.0 million of which will be held in escrow, subject to release upon achievement of milestones relating to the transfer of distribution rights). The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in early 2015.

2. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

On August 14, 2014, the Company and The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”) entered into definitive agreements for a long-term strategic relationship in the global energy drink category (the “Coca-Cola Transaction”). In the Coca-Cola Transaction, the Company, New Laser Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“NewCo”), New Laser Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”), Coca-Cola and European Refreshments, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola, entered into a transaction agreement, and the Company, Coca-Cola and NewCo entered into an asset transfer agreement. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company will reorganize into a new holding company by merging Merger Sub into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of NewCo. In the merger, each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock will be converted into one share of NewCo’s common stock.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the agreements, upon the closing of the Coca-Cola Transaction, (1) NewCo will issue to Coca-Cola newly issued shares of common stock representing approximately 16.7% of the total number of shares of issued and outstanding NewCo common stock (after giving effect to the new issuance) and Coca-Cola will have the right to nominate two (reduced to one in 36 months or if Coca-Cola’s equity interest in NewCo exceeds 20%) individuals to NewCo’s Board of Directors, (2) Coca-Cola will transfer its global energy drink business (including the NOS®, Full Throttle®, Burn®, Mother®, Play® and Power Play®, and Relentless® brands) to NewCo, and the Company will transfer its non-energy drink business (including the Hansen’s® Natural Soda, Peace Tea®, Hubert’s® Lemonade and Hansen’s® Juice Product brands) to Coca-Cola, (3) the Company and Coca-Cola will amend their current distribution coordination agreements by expanding distribution of the Company’s products into additional territories pursuant to long-term commercial agreements with Coca-Cola’s network of owned or controlled bottlers/distributors and independent bottling and distribution partners, and (4) Coca-Cola will make a net cash payment of $2.15 billion to the Company ($625.0 million of which will be held in escrow, subject to release upon achievement of milestones relating to the transfer of distribution rights).

The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in early 2015.