UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 30, 2014
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 |
L4V 1H6 | |
| 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 |
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Explanatory Note
This amendment is being filed to amend and supplement Item 9.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cott Corporation (the “Company”) on June 2, 2014, as amended by the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed by the Company on August 6, 2014. The financial statements of Aimia Foods Holdings Limited were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom (“U.K. GAAP”), which differ in certain respects from the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The principal differences between U.K. GAAP and U.S. GAAP are presented and described in the reconciliation attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K/A, together with explanations of the adjustments that affect net income as of and for the periods indicated.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Reconciliation of net income as determined under United Kingdom generally accepted accounting principles to United States generally accepted accounting principles. | |
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.
| Date: March 13, 2015 | Cott Corporation | |||||
| By: | /s/ Marni Morgan Poe | |||||
| Marni Morgan Poe | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Reconciliation of net income as determined under United Kingdom generally accepted accounting principles to United States generally accepted accounting principles. | |