August 3, 2012
Via EDGAR Submission
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: | Ronald E. Alper | |||
Brigitte Lippman | ||||
Re: | Cott Corporation | |||
Registration Statement on Form S-3 | ||||
File No. 333-182100 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Cott Corporation (the “Issuer”), Cott Beverages Inc., Cott Holdings Inc., Cott USA Corp., Cott Vending Inc., Interim BCB, LLC, Cott U.S. Holdings LLC, Cott U.S. Acquisition LLC, Cott Acquisition LLC, Caroline LLC, Cliffstar LLC, Star Real Property LLC, Cott USA Finance LLC, Cott Beverages Limited, Cott Retail Brands Limited, Cott Limited, Cott Europe Trading Limited, Cott Private Label Limited, Cott Nelson (Holdings) Limited, Cott (Nelson) Limited, Cott Acquisition Limited, Cott UK Acquisition Limited, 156775 Canada Inc., 967979 Ontario Limited, 804340 Ontario Limited, 2011438 Ontario Limited, and Cott Luxembourg S.a r.l. (collectively with the Issuer, the “Registrants”) hereby request acceleration of the effective date of their Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-182100), as amended (the “Registration Statement”), to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Registrants hereby acknowledge their responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as they relate to the proposed public offering of the securities specified in the above-referenced Registration Statement. In addition, the Registrants acknowledge that:
• | should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
• | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrants from their full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
• | the Registrants may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
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Please contact Christian O. Nagler of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special counsel to the Registrants, at (212) 446-4660, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Sincerely, | ||||
COTT CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
COTT BEVERAGES INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
COTT HOLDINGS INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
COTT USA CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer |
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COTT VENDING INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
INTERIM BCB, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
COTT U.S. HOLDINGS LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
COTT U.S. ACQUISITION LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer |
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COTT ACQUISITION LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
CAROLINE LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
CLIFFSTAR LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
STAR REAL PROPERTY LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
COTT USA FINANCE LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Fiona Meadows | |||
Name: | Fiona Meadows | |||
Title: | Authorized Representative |
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COTT BEVERAGES LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Gregory Leiter | |||
Name: | Gregory Leiter | |||
Title: | Director | |||
COTT RETAIL BRANDS LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Gregory Leiter | |||
Name: | Gregory Leiter | |||
Title: | Director | |||
COTT LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Gregory Leiter | |||
Name: | Gregory Leiter | |||
Title: | Director | |||
COTT EUROPE TRADING LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Gregory Leiter | |||
Name: | Gregory Leiter | |||
Title: | Director | |||
COTT PRIVATE LABEL LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Gregory Leiter | |||
Name: | Gregory Leiter | |||
Title: | Director |
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COTT NELSON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Gregory Leiter | |||
Name: | Gregory Leiter | |||
Title: | Director | |||
COTT (NELSON) LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Gregory Leiter | |||
Name: | Gregory Leiter | |||
Title: | Director | |||
COTT ACQUISITION LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Marni Morgan Poe | |||
Name: | Marni Morgan Poe | |||
Title: | Director | |||
COTT UK ACQUISITION LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Marni Morgan Poe | |||
Name: | Marni Morgan Poe | |||
Title: | Director | |||
156775 CANADA INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer |
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967979 ONTARIO LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
804340 ONTARIO LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
2011438 ONTARIO LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |||
Name: | Jason Ausher | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
COTT LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L. | ||||
By: | /s/ Joanne Lloyd-Davies | |||
Name: | Joanne Lloyd-Davies | |||
Title: | Manager |
cc: | Christian O. Nagler | |
Kirkland & Ellis LLP |