SEC Filings

COTT CORP /CN/ (Form: 8-K, Received: 08/14/2002 14:26:20)

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                            August 12, 2002 Certifications
(Date of earliest reported event)  --------------------------------------------


Commission File Number                             000-19914
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COTT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            CANADA                                          None
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(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                      Identification Number)

207 Queen's Quay W, Suite 340
Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7

(Address of principal executive offices) (Postal Code)

(416) 203-3898
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On August 13, 2002, Cott Corporation ("the Company") filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing was accompanied by certifications, funished pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Frank E. Weise, the Company's chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Raymond P. Silcock, the Company's executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The certifications, provided herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, affirm that the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2002 complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

COTT CORPORATION
(Registrant)

Date:    August 14, 2002
                                       /s/ Raymond P. Silcock
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                                       Raymond P. Silcock
                                       Executive Vice President &
                                       Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number   Description
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 99.1    Certification of the chairman, president and chief executive officer
         pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished
         with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
         period ended June 29, 2002.

 99.2    Certification of the executive vice-president and chief financial
         officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
         furnished with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
         quarterly period ended June 29, 2002.

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EXHIBIT 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.

The undersigned, Frank E. Weise III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cott Corporation (the "Company"), has executed this certification in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2002 (the "Report").

The undersigned hereby certifies that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certification as of the 12th day of August, 2002.

 /s/ Frank E. Weise III
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Frank E. Weise III
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
August 12, 2002


EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.

The undersigned, Raymond P. Silcock, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Cott Corporation (the "Company"), has executed this certification in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2002 (the "Report").

The undersigned hereby certifies that:

(3) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(4) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certification as of the 12th day of August, 2002.

 /s/ Raymond P. Silcock
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Raymond P. Silcock
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
August 12, 2002

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