The Company will release its second quarter financial results before the markets open on Thursday, July 31, 2008. Dave Gibbons, Cott's Interim Chief Executive Officer, and Juan Figuereo, Cott's Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the results.

Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call
North America: (800) 595 8550
International: (416) 644 3422
This is a live, listen-only dial-in telephone line.

Webcast

To access a live audio stream of the second quarter conference call, please visit the Company's website at http://www.cott.com. Please log on 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio/video software. For those who are unable to access the live broadcast, a replay will be available at Cott's website for two weeks following this event.

About Cott Corporation

Cott Corporation is one of the world's largest non-alcoholic beverage companies and the world's largest retailer brand soft drink company. The Company commercializes its business in over 60 countries worldwide, with its principal markets being the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Mexico. Cott markets or supplies over 200 retailer and licensed brands, and Company-owned brands including Cott, RC, Vintage, Vess and So Clear. Its products include carbonated soft drinks, sparkling and flavored waters, energy drinks, sports drinks, juices, juice drinks and smoothies, ready-to-drink teas, and other non-carbonated beverages. The Company's website is www.cott.com. The brand names and trademarks referenced in this press release are trademarks of Cott Corporation, its affiliated companies, customers, or other third parties.

COTT CONTACT:
Edmund O'Keeffe
Tel: (905) 672-1900 ext. 19216

Kimball Chapman
Tel: (813) 313-1840

SOURCE: Cott Corporation

THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY FILES NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RATE INCREASE WITH DPUC

The United Illuminating Company (UI), a subsidiary of UIL Holdings Corporation (NYSE:UIL), today filed a notice of intent with the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC), requesting an increase to its electricity distribution rate. If approved by the DPUC, electric bills of residential customers using 700 kilowatt-hours per month will rise by approximately $6.00 per month, subject to final rate design.

"UI understands that all of its customers are concerned about difficult economic conditions generally and rising prices in areas other than UI's bill for delivering electricity," said James P. Torgerson, CEO and President of UIL Holdings Corporation, UI's parent company. "The Company has undertaken substantial efforts to control costs. However, due to higher uncollectible expense, lower sales and increased required capital projects to meet our public service obligations, UI must now seek to increase rates."

Since May, the Company has attempted to work towards an alternative resolution with representatives of its customers that would have mitigated or eliminated impacts on customers while providing for rates that meet statutory and constitutional ratemaking principles. On July 7, the DPUC denied a prosecutorial appointment to discuss potential settlement and closed Docket No. 05-06-04RE05.

"We are very disappointed because a settlement would have been in the best interest of all customers and would have resulted in rates lower than what they were scheduled to be as of Jan. 1, 2009," Torgerson said. "Since we can no longer pursue this alternative resolution, we are filing a notice of a rate increase application."

UI's rate application, which it intends to file in 30 to 60 days in accordance with state regulations, will include amended rate schedules for distribution charges in 2009 and 2010. The request will seek rates designed to produce additional revenues of approximately $33 million in 2009 and $33 million in 2010 (compared to 2009).

The $33 million request, including $13 million in revenues previously approved by the DPUC but not being collected by the Company due to reduced kilowatt-hour sales, contains uncollectible, capital and operations & maintenance (O&M) expenses as well as an appropriate rate of return. These additional revenues represent an increase of approximately 2.6% in 2009 over the total revenues that would be expected under the current rate schedules on a total bill basis. For 2010, the additional revenues represent an increase of approximately 2.6% over the previous year's revenues.

The United Illuminating Company (UI) is a New Haven-based regional distribution utility established in 1899. UI is engaged in the purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and related services to more than 323,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the Greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas. UI's World Wide Web address is www.uinet.com. UI's parent company, UIL Holdings Corporation, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol UIL.

SOURCE: The United Illuminating Company

The United Illuminating Company
Analyst: Susan Allen, 203-499-2409
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Media: Al Carbone, 203-499-2247
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After Hours, 203-499-2812

Expected next dividend:
Dividend Announcement Date: 7/28/2008
Dividend Record Date: 9/12/2008
Dividend Pay Date: 10/1/2008
Dividend Amount: 0.432

Expected next dividend:
Dividend Announcement Date: 7/28/2008
Dividend Record Date: 9/12/2008
Dividend Pay Date: 10/1/2008
Dividend Amount: 0.432