COTT CORP /CN/ (Form: 8-K, Received: 11/13/2002 08:22:32)

SEC Filings

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                            November 12, 2002
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(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 Identification
incorporation or organization)                                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 November 12, 2002, Cott Corporation ("the Company") filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing was accompanied by certifications, furnished 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 September 28, 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.

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:    November 12, 2002
                                                 /s/ Raymond P. Silcock
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                                               Raymond P. Silcock
                                               Executive Vice President &
                                               Chief Financial Officer

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 September 28, 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 September 28, 2002.

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 September 28, 2002 (the "Report").

The undersigned hereby certifies that to the best of his knowledge:

(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 November, 2002.

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

EXHIBIT 99.2