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): December 12, 2014
DS Services Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 20-5752672 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
5660 New Northside Drive Atlanta, Georgia |
30328 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
333-194935
(Commission File Number)
(770) 933-1400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
As previously disclosed on a Form 8-K filed by DS Services Holdings, Inc. (the Company) on December 18, 2014, DSS Group, Inc. (DSS Group), the parent of the Company, was acquired by and became a subsidiary of Cott Corporation (Cott) on December 12, 2014 (the DSS Acquisition).
On December 12, 2014, DS Services of America, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (DS Services) entered into a supplemental indenture (the Third Supplemental Indenture), by and among DS Services, Cott, certain of Cotts subsidiaries, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the DS Services Trustee) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the DS Services Collateral Agent), to the indenture governing the 10.000% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the DS Services Notes), dated as of August 30, 2013, among DS Services, the Company, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the DS Services Trustee and the DS Services Collateral Agent. Pursuant to the terms of the Third Supplemental Indenture and in connection with the DSS Acquisition, Cott and certain of its subsidiaries became guarantors on a joint and several and full and unconditional basis of the DS Services Notes (the Cott Guarantees).
In light of the effectiveness of the Cott Guarantees, in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X and Rule 12h-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company and DS Services will discontinue filing separate periodic and current reports with the SEC. Condensed consolidating financial information regarding these entities will be included in subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC by Cott.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DS SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Marni Morgan Poe | |
Name: |
Marni Morgan Poe | |
Title: |
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: January 28, 2015 |