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): May 4, 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Item 5.02(e)
On May 4, 2010, the shareowners of Cott Corporation (the “Company”) approved the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) at the Company’s Annual and Special Meeting of Shareowners. Awards under the Equity Incentive Plan may be in the form of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted shares, restricted share units, performance shares, performance units, stock appreciation rights, and stock payments to employees, directors and outside consultants. The Equity Incentive Plan is described under the caption “Approval of 2010 Equity Incentive Plan” beginning on page 56 of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our Annual and Special Meeting of Shareowners, filed on April 1, 2010 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference. The Equity Incentive Plan is filed as Appendix B to our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on April 1, 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) | ||||
| May 7, 2010 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Marni Morgan Poe | |||
| Marni Morgan Poe | ||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on April 1, 2010). | |