UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): January 27, 2005
COTT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| CANADA | 000-19914 | None | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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| 207 Queen’s Quay West, Suite 340, Toronto, Ontario | M5J 1A7 | |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(416) 203-3898
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At a meeting of the Cott Corporation Board of Directors held on January 27, 2005, Andrew Prozes was
elected to the Board, with effect from January 28, 2005. Mr. Prozes was also appointed to the
Audit Committee of the Board, to replace Christine Magee (who will continue to be a member of the
Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board).
Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
99.1 Press Release dated January 31, 2005 announcing the appointment of Andrew Prozes to the Cott
Corporation Board of Directors.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
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
Date: February 1, 2005
By:
/s/ Mark Halperin
Mark Halperin
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Table of Contents
Exhibit 99.1
Andrew Prozes Joins Cott Corporation
Board of Directors
(Toronto — January 31, 2005) Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT; TSX:BCB) today announced the appointment of Andrew Prozes, CEO of LexisNexis Group, to the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately. Cott’s Board of Directors took the action at its regular meeting on January 27, 2005.
A Canadian citizen, Mr. Prozes heads up the LexisNexis Group. LexisNexis is a leader in global legal, news and business information. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc, LexisNexis does business in over 100 countries with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based Lexis â and Nexis â research services, the company includes some of the world’s most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, JurisClasseur, and Quicklaw. Mr. Prozes serves on the Board of Directors of Reed Elsevier. He has also held senior executive positions with Thomson Corporation and Southam Inc.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Andy to our Board,” commented Frank Weise, chairman of Cott Corporation. “His global perspective and executive level experience with successful companies in both Canada and the U.S. will be great assets to the Board of Directors as Cott continues to expand its reach while working to improve profit performance.”
Mr. Prozes graduated from the first co-op mathematics class at the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Science. He holds an MBA from York University. Mr. Prozes graduated from the Harvard Executive Management program in Strategic Marketing.
“I’m honoured to be joining Cott’s Board of Directors at this time,” added Mr. Prozes. “In addition to the talent and experience that my fellow directors bring to the Company, John Sheppard and his management team have a clear plan for the Company’s future and I’m pleased to be a part of it.”
About Cott Corporation
Cott Corporation is the world’s largest retailer brand soft drink supplier, with the leading take home carbonated soft drink market shares in this segment in its core markets of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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Cott Contacts:
Tel: (416) 203-5613
Tel: (416) 203-5617