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Sales Terms and Conditions

Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited Terms & Conditions of Sale

Revision Date: October 1, 2023

By accepting delivery of products (Products) from Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (CCCBL), Customer hereby accepts the following terms and conditions of sale (Terms) and agrees that they supersede any other terms from Customer and apply to every sale of Products unless otherwise agreed to in writing by CCCBL. No amendments to the Terms may be made unless agreed to in writing by CCCBL.

Payment Terms: Payment in full is due within twenty (20) calendar days of the date of invoice. Interest at 1½% per month (a nominal rate of 18% per annum and an effective rate of 19.56% per annum compounded monthly) will be charged on past due accounts, subject to applicable law. All payments shall be made in Canadian currency.

Quantities: CCCBL reserves the right to limit quantities sold to Customer and/or to impose minimum order requirements. CCCBL reserves the right to charge a delivery fee on orders that do not meet minimum order requirements.

Transshipment: Customer agrees not to distribute, or to allow others to distribute, CCCBL’s Products, directly or indirectly, outside of Canada. Sale of any Product to a known or suspected exporter for

shipments outside Canada is prohibited by CCCBL. In addition, Customer acknowledges that the sale in Canada of Products imported by Customer or third parties may violate applicable law. Transshipment will be grounds for termination of any funding or marketing program and of further sales to Customer. Customer shall be responsible for and agrees to reimburse CCCBL for any transshipment charges incurred by CCCBL in connection with any Products sold to Customer.

Retail Sales Only: CCCBL’s Products are for retail distribution within Canada only and may not be resold on a wholesale basis. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by CCCBL, Customer agrees that it shall not make sales other than at retail to final consumers. Funding and/or discounts may be withheld and further sales terminated if Customer makes non-retail sales.

No Combining Offers: Customers purchasing Products under a CCCBL sales or marketing program may not combine offers with other CCCBL programs. Products offered to members of a franchise or buying group under a master supply agreement may only be purchased by the franchisees or buying group members, as the case may be, for retail sale at the specified outlets.

Deductions: Customer shall not set off or deduct any amounts (including, without limitation, exclusivity/marketing funding, rebates, fines or penalties) from its payments owing to CCCBL without the prior written consent of CCCBL.

CCCBL Set-off: CCCBL reserves the right, in addition to any other rights or remedies available in law or equity, to withhold any amounts that may be owed by CCCBL to Customer (including without limitation exclusivity/marketing funding or rebates) or offset such amounts against present or future amounts owing by Customer to CCCBL.

Shell Returns: If Product is delivered on plastic shells, Customer shall timely return such shells to CCCBL.

If shells are lost or not timely returned to CCCBL, CCCBL reserves the right to charge Customer for such shells at their cost.

Pallets: CCCBL may, in its sole discretion, refuse to deliver pallets to Customer if Customer is not a CHEP participating member. Where CCCBL delivers pallets, Customer shall promptly report pallet receipt and subsequent movements to CHEP.

Termination: Nothing herein shall require CCCBL to sell Products to Customer. These Terms may be changed by CCCBL at any time in its sole discretion either with the next delivery or upon written notice given prior to the next delivery of Products to Customer at Customer’s address shown on Customer’s most recent invoice.

Delivery Errors: Customer must inspect deliveries and notify CCCBL at 1-800-218-2653 of any claims for defects, damages, shortages or errors within 48 hours from the time of delivery. Such notice must specify the delivery date, invoice number, customer number, material number and quantity variance. CCCBL reserves the right to request evidence of the defect, damage, shortage or error (e.g., photos). Acceptance of delivery will be deemed if any such notice is not provided within such 48-hour period.

 Returns: Product returns, where permitted under applicable CCCBL policies, will be priced based upon the price at which the Product was purchased by Customer.

 CO2 Cannister Returns: CO2 cannister deposits will be forfeited if cannisters are not returned within one (1) year of the delivery date.

 Limitation Period: Invoice pricing provided to Customer shall be presumed correct unless CCCBL receives a written objection within twenty (20) days from the date of delivery. Any disputes with regard to any invoice (save and except for delivery errors, which must be reported to CCCBL within 48 hours of the delivery date), marketing program or other aspect of the parties’ relationship must be raised by Customer within twenty (20) days from the date of invoice, the end of the program period or other applicable event. CCCBL will deal only with Customer in the settlement of disputes and will not deal with Customer’s agents or any other third party, including without limitation, third party auditing firms.

Arbitration: At CCCBL’s election, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms may be finally resolved by arbitration before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Simplified Arbitration Rules of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. in effect as of the date the matter is referred to arbitration. Any such arbitration shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario).

Suggested Retail Pricing: References to retail pricing are suggestions only. Retailers may sell for less.

GST: G.S.T. Reg #R121928881

General: All sales and deliveries of all Products by CCCBL to Customer shall be governed by and subject to these Terms, and each of the following, if and as applicable: (a) CCCBL’s pricing and promotion letters; (b) any calendar marketing or other funding agreement entered into in writing between the parties; (c) CCCBL’s equipment placement agreement(s); and (d) CCCBL’s Credit Application and its terms and conditions. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and Federal laws of Canada applicable therein.