ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
OMB APPROVAL
SEC USE ONLY
DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
CUSIP NUMBER
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT) (b) I.R.S. IDENT. NO. (c) S.E.C. FILE NO. WORK LOCATION
COTT CORPORATION N/A 000-19914
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO.
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207 Queen's Quay West Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7 AREA CODE NUMBER
Suite 340 416 203-3898
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT (b) SOCIAL SECURITY (c) RELATIONSHIP (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD NO. OR I.R.S. TO ISSUER
IDENT. NO.
Mark Benadiba N/A Executive Vice 25 Parkwood Avenue Toronto Ontario M4V 2W9
President
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number
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3(a) (b) (c) (d)
Title of the Name and Address of Each Broker S.E.C. USE ONLY Number of Shares Aggregate
Class of Through Whom the Securities are to be --------------- or Other Units Market
Securities Offered or Each Market Maker who is Broker-Dealer To Be Sold Value
To Be Sold Acquiring the Securities File Number (See instr. 3(c)) (See instr. 3(d))
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Common Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. 150,000 $2,523,100
Shares 1250 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, Suite 3100 (Canadian)
Montreal Quebec H3B 4W8
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(e) (f) (g)
Number of Shares Approximate Name of Each
or Other Units Date of Sale Securities
Outstanding (See instr. 3(f)) Exchange
(See instr. 3(e)) (MO., DAY, YR.) (See instr. 3(g))
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59,851,292 March 14, 2001 Toronto Stock
Exchange
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of issuer.
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number.
(c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any.
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code.
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code.
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
(b) Such Person's Social Security or I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity.
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member
of immediate family of any of the foregoing).
(d) Such person's address, including zip code.
3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior
to the filing of this notice.
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount
thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer.
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold.
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TABLE I--SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
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Title of Date You Nature of Acquisition Name of Person from Amount of Date of Nature of Payment
the Class Acquired Transaction Whom Acquired Securities Payment
(If gift, also give Acquired
date donor acquired)
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Common March 13, Option exercise Cott Corporation 150,000 March 12, Cash
Shares 2001 2001
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the
table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other
obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation
was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any
short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full
information with respect thereto.
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TABLE II--SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
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Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Gross Proceeds
Securities
Sold
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None
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REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account
the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given
as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the
person filing this notice.
3/14/01
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DATE OF NOTICE
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice
that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the
securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.
/s/ Mark Benadiba
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(SIGNATURE)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be
manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
ATTENTION: INTERNATIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
SEC 1147 (5-96)
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