Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 14, 2020, SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (the "Company") detected a ransomware attack on its information technology systems. Promptly upon its detection of the attack, the Company launched an investigation and notified law enforcement, and legal counsel and other incident response professionals were engaged. While the Company's investigation of the incident is ongoing, the Company has implemented a series of containment and remediation measures and taken steps to prevent the ransomware from functioning any further. The Company has recovered all of its critical operational data, and the incident has not had a significant impact on the Company's business operations or ability to service its customers. Based on the information currently known, the Company does not expect the incident to have a material impact on its business, operations or financial results. The Company carries insurance, including cyber insurance, commensurate with its size and the nature of its operations. Since detection of the incident, the Company has implemented additional and enhanced measures to reinforce the security of its information technology systems.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. The words "believe," "expect," and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, its performance and/or its information technology systems, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied forward-looking statements relating to the Company's expectations regarding its ability to contain and assess the ransomware attack and the impact of the ransomware attack on the Company's customers and the Company's business, operations or financial results. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include the ongoing assessment of the ransomware attack, legal, reputational and financial risks resulting from additional cyberattacks, including the ransomware attack, the effectiveness of business continuity plans during the ransomware attack, and the other factors discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date to which they refer, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.

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