UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2017
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) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 6525 Viscount Road Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
L4V1H6 |
Corporate Center III Suite 400, 4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd. Tampa, Florida |
33607 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (905) 672-1900 |
| (813) 313-1800 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| N/A |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This amendment is being filed to amend and supplement Item 5.07 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cott Corporation (the “Company”) on May 4, 2017 (the “Original Form 8-K”), to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how often it will conduct shareowner advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes have been made to the Original Form 8-K.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
As reported in the Original Form 8-K, at the Company’s Annual and Special Meeting of Shareowners held on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the Company’s shareowners determined, on an advisory basis, that the advisory vote on the executive compensation of the named executive officers of the Company should occur every year. In accordance with the voting results on this advisory proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company determined on July 31, 2017 that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation annually until the next required shareowner vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
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) |
| August 3, 2017 |
By: /s/ Marni Morgan Poe Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |