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): April 28, 2010
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.) |
6525 Viscount Road Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | L4V1H6 | |
5519 West Idlewild Avenue Tampa, Florida, United States | 33634 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (905) 672-1900 (813) 313-1800 |
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On or about April 1, 2010, Cott Corporation (the “Company”) furnished or otherwise made available to shareowners its Proxy Circular describing the matters to be voted upon at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareowners (the “Meeting”) to be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, including the proposal to approve its 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Following the Company’s review of the recently published analysis of this proposal by RiskMetrics Group-Canada (“RiskMetrics”) and in order to facilitate shareowner approval of the Plan, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) adopted a corporate policy on April 28, 2010, effective upon shareowner approval of the Plan, to address the issues identified by RiskMetrics.
Specifically, such policy provides that the Board or the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board may not, without further shareowner approval: (A) grant awards under the Plan that would result in the issuance of more than 4,000,000 shares in the aggregate; (B) grant equity to non-employee directors in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares; and (ii) an annual equity award value of $100,000 per non-employee director; (C) grant options under the Plan that are freely transferable or assignable (other than for normal estate settlement purposes); (D) extend the term of awards that benefit non-insiders; or (E) amend the restriction described in clause (B) above.
RiskMetrics has subsequently issued a favorable voting recommendation as to the Plan.
A copy of the press release announcing the above mentioned policy is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Cott Corporation, dated April 28, 2010. | |
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) | ||||||
| April 28, 2010 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Marni Morgan Poe | |||||
| Marni Morgan Poe | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Cott Corporation, dated April 28, 2010. | |