Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549  

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2019

 

 

Cott Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

 

 

Canada		001-31410				98-0154711
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)				(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1200 Britannia Rd., East Mississauga, Ontario, Canada				L4W 4T5
Corporate Center III 4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 400 Tampa, Florida, United States				33607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		[phone] [phone]

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares without nominal or par value	COT	New York Stock Exchange
	BCB	Toronto Stock Exchange

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 7, 2019, Cott Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2019. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02 as if fully set forth herein.

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events

 

On November 6, 2019, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a dividend of US$0.06 per common share, payable in cash on December 6, 2019 to shareowners of record at the close of business on November 26, 2019.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Cott Corporation, dated November 7, 2019 (furnished herewith).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

	Cott Corporation
	(Registrant)
November 7, 2019
	By:	/s/ Marni Morgan Poe
		Marni Morgan Poe Chief Legal Officer and Secretary