þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
207 Queens Quay West Suite 340 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 1A7 |
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Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm | 1 | |||
Financial Statements | ||||
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits December 31, 2006 and 2005 | 2 | |||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 | 3 | |||
Notes to Financial Statements | 4 9 | |||
Supplemental Schedules | ||||
Schedule I:
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Schedule H, Line 4(i) Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) December 31, 2006 | 10 | ||
Schedule II:
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Schedule H, Line 4(j) Schedule of Reportable Transactions December 31, 2006 | 11 | ||
Schedule III:
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Schedule H, Line 4(i) Schedule of Assets (Acquired and Disposed of Within the Plan Year) December 31, 2006 | 12 | ||
Schedule IV:
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Schedule of Loans or Fixed Income Obligations in Default or Classified as Uncollectible December 31, 2006 | 13 | ||
Schedule V:
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Schedule of Leases in Default or Classified as Uncollectible December 31, 2006 | 14 | ||
Schedule VI:
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Schedule of Non-Exempt Transactions December 31, 2006 | 15 |
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2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Assets |
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Noninterest bearing cash |
$ | 132,659 | $ | | ||||
Investments, at fair value |
33,789,877 | 29,336,254 | ||||||
Due from brokers |
32,021 | 1,757 | ||||||
33,954,557 | 29,338,011 | |||||||
Contributions receivable |
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Participant |
| 203,209 | ||||||
Employer |
52,300 | 197,922 | ||||||
52,300 | 401,131 | |||||||
Liabilities |
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Due to broker |
162,739 | 1,861 | ||||||
Excess contributions payable to participants |
57,182 | 56,005 | ||||||
Net assets available for benefits at fair value |
33,786,936 | 29,681,276 | ||||||
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest
in collective investment trust relating to fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts (Note 2) |
60,562 | 130,234 | ||||||
Net assets available for benefits |
$ | 33,847,498 | $ | 29,811,510 | ||||
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2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Additions to net assets attributed to |
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Participant contributions |
$ | 2,916,681 | $ | 2,987,320 | ||||
Employer contributions |
1,940,849 | 1,958,688 | ||||||
Rollover contributions |
226,314 | 379,241 | ||||||
Transfer of assets |
375,559 | | ||||||
Interest and dividend income |
1,135,006 | 775,007 | ||||||
Net appreciation in fair value of investments |
1,687,255 | 108,749 | ||||||
Total additions |
8,281,664 | 6,209,005 | ||||||
Deductions from net assets attributed to |
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Benefits paid to participants |
4,034,684 | 3,280,369 | ||||||
Administrative costs |
210,992 | 135,125 | ||||||
Total deductions |
4,245,676 | 3,415,494 | ||||||
Net increase |
4,035,988 | 2,793,511 | ||||||
Net assets available for benefits |
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Beginning of year |
29,811,510 | 27,017,999 | ||||||
End of year |
$ | 33,847,498 | $ | 29,811,510 | ||||
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1. | Description of Plan | |
General | ||
The following description of The Restated Cott USA 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plans provisions. The Plan is a defined contribution savings and investment plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) covering substantially all full-time employees 18 years or older who have completed six months of service with Cott Beverages, Inc. (formerly Cott Beverages USA, Inc.) (the Company). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, Wachovia Retirement Services Company (Wachovia) served as the trustee and custodian. | ||
Contributions | ||
Participation in the Plan is voluntary. Effective July 1, 2005 active participants can contribute up to 30% (from 15%) of earnings, to a maximum of $15,000 for 2006 and $14,000 for 2005 to the Plan in the form of basic contributions. Contributions in excess of those allowed by Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k)(3) are reflected as excess participant contributions. The Company matches the employee contributions dollar for dollar up to 5% of the participants earnings. Investment in Cott Corporation Common Stock is optional for Plan participants. Non-matching Company contributions may be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company. | ||
Vesting | ||
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Companys matching and discretionary contribution portion of their accounts, plus actual earnings thereon, is at a rate of 20% per year. A participant is 100% vested after 5 years of credited service. Due to the plant closure and plan termination of Metro Beverage Co., Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (Metro 401(k)) and Cardinal 401(k) Plan (Cardinal 401(k)), all participants within the Plans became immediately vested in the Companys matching and discretionary contribution portion of their accounts, plus actual earnings thereon. | ||
Investment Options | ||
Prior to June 30, 2006, the plan provided participants with nine diverse mutual funds, a collective investment trust fund and Cott Corporation Common Stock, as investment options in which to invest their contributions. Effective June 30, 2006, the Plan provides participants with eleven diverse mutual funds, two collective investment trust funds and Cott Corporation Common Stock, as investment options in which to invest their contributions. | ||
Participant Loans | ||
Participants may borrow from their fund accounts up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. The term of the loan shall not exceed 5 years except for loans to purchase a primary residence, in which case the term of the loan shall not exceed 15 years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participants account and bear interest at a rate of prime plus 1%. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. | ||
Benefit Payments | ||
Vested benefits of retired, disabled, or terminated employees are distributed as a single lump-sum payment and are recorded when paid. |
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Transfer of Assets | ||
Effective January 3, 2006, all participants in Cardinal 401(k) had their balances transferred to the Plan. The fair value of the Cardinal 401(k) net assets at the time of the transfer was $215,602. Effective December 18, 2006, all participants in Metro 401(k) had their balances transferred to the Plan. The fair value of the Metro 401(k) net assets at the time of the transfer was $159,957. | ||
2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | |
Basis of Presentation | ||
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting except for benefits paid to participants, which are recorded when paid. | ||
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition | ||
With the exception of the Cott Corporation Common Stock, the Plan invests in diverse mutual funds and two collective investment trust funds managed by Wachovia Securities as of December 31, 2006. Effective June 30, 2006, the collective investment trust fund managed by Gartmore Trust Company was liquidated and all proceeds from liquidation were invested in collective investment trust funds managed by Wachovia Securities. Each account is valued at quoted market prices to determine a current fund value. Investments in securities for which exchange quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price or, if no sales price exists, at the closing bid price. Participant loans are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value. | ||
As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (FSP), investment contracts held in a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under terms of the Plan. The Plan invests in investment contracts through a collective investment trust. As required by the FSP, the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment in the collective investment trust as well as the investment in the collective investment trust from fair value to contract value relating to the investment contracts. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis. Therefore the presentation of the December 31, 2006 and 2005 financial statement amounts include the presentation of fair value with an adjustment to contract value for such investments. The December 31, 2005 plans were retroactively restated to conform with the standard. | ||
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend basis. The Plan presents in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits the net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains and losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments. |
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Participant Accounts | ||
Participant accounts are credited with units by investment fund for participant contributions, employer contributions, fund transfers and loan repayments. Unit values are calculated daily to reflect the gains or losses of the underlying fund investments and expenses. Each participants account is credited with the participants contribution and allocation of plan earnings. Allocations are based on account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the units in the participants account by fund multiplied by the appropriate unit values on the valuation date. | ||
Use of Estimates | ||
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. | ||
Administrative Costs | ||
Substantially all administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company. Additionally, participant returns are reported net of investment management fees and other administrative expense. | ||
3. | Plan Termination | |
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue contributions and terminate the Plan. Upon a complete or partial termination of the Plan, the account of each affected participant will fully vest. The form and timing of payment will be as determined under the Plan at the time of plan termination. | ||
4. | Tax Status | |
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated December 1, 2005, that the Plan is qualified, and that the trust established under the plan is tax exempt under the applicable sections of the IRC. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plans financial statements. | ||
5. | Forfeitures | |
Forfeited nonvested amounts for 2006 and 2005 were $147,645 and $120,844, respectively. These are included in the Plans investments and are available to reduce future employer contributions and administrative expenses. |
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6. | Collective Investment Trust | |
The Wachovia Diversified Stable Value Fund (the Value Fund), Wachovia Equity Index Trust Fund (the Equity Index), offered to participants of the Plan, are collective investment trust funds managed by Wachovia Securities. The Gartmore Morley Stable Value Fund investment fund (the Morley Stable Value), offered to participants of the Plan, is a collective investment trust fund managed by Gartmore Trust Company. The Value Fund and Morley Stable Value consist of a diversified portfolio of high quality stable value investment contracts issued by life insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions. The Equity Index consists of a diversified portfolio of high quality equity investments. Income is accrued daily and reinvested in the Fund. The accrual of income is reflected in the Funds unit price which is priced daily and is not held constant. | ||
Effective June 30, 2006, Gartmore Morley Stable Value Fund investment fund was liquidated and all proceeds from the liquidation were invested in the Wachovia Diversified Stable Value Fund. | ||
7. | Related-Party Transactions | |
Fees paid by the Plan for trustee management services amounted to $210,992 and $135,125 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. These fees qualify as party-in-interest transactions. | ||
The Plan investments include shares of Cott Corporation Common Stock and Participant Loans. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Certain Plan investments are managed by Wachovia. Wachovia is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, the Wachovia Diversified Stable Value Fund and Wachovia Equity Index Trust Fund qualify as party-in-interest transactions. The Evergreen Core Bond Fund and Evergreen International Equity Fund are mutual funds managed by subsidiaries of Wachovia; therefore, they qualify as party-in-interest transactions. | ||
8. | Investments | |
The following tables present the Plans investments that represent 5% or more of the Plans assets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. |
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
American Balanced Fund |
$ | 4,734,787 | $ | 4,271,394 | ||||
American Funds Growth Fund of America |
10,028,524 | 9,232,122 | ||||||
Cott Corporation Common Stock |
| 1,585,130 | ||||||
Evergreen Core Bond Fund |
2,246,870 | 2,212,244 | ||||||
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund |
| 1,511,981 | ||||||
Gartmore Morley Stable Value Fund |
| 5,737,766 | ||||||
Thornburg Core Growth Fund |
1,857,385 | | ||||||
Wachovia Diversified Stable Value Fund |
7,027,535 | |
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2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Collective Investment Trust Fund |
$ | 303,863 | $ | 169,413 | ||||
Common Stock |
(58,823 | ) | (1,123,558 | ) | ||||
Mutual Funds |
1,442,215 | 1,062,894 | ||||||
$ | 1,687,255 | $ | 108,749 | |||||
9. | Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 |
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements |
$ | 33,847,498 | $ | 29,811,510 | ||||
Less: Current year employer contributions receivable |
(52,300 | ) | (197,922 | ) | ||||
Current year participant contributions receivable |
| (203,209 | ) | |||||
Plus: Current year excess contributions payable to participants |
57,182 | 56,005 | ||||||
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500 |
$ | 33,852,380 | $ | 29,466,384 | ||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Participant contributions per the financial statements |
$ | 2,916,681 | $ | 2,987,320 | ||||
Plus: Prior year participant contribution receivable |
203,209 | 159,730 | ||||||
Plus: Current year excess contributions payable to
participants per financial statement |
57,182 | 56,005 | ||||||
Less: Current year participant contribution receivable |
| (203,209 | ) | |||||
Participant contributions per Form 5500 |
$ | 3,177,072 | $ | 2,999,846 | ||||
Employer contributions per the financial statements |
$ | 1,940,849 | $ | 1,958,688 | ||||
Plus: Prior year employer contribution receivable |
197,922 | 228,074 | ||||||
Less: Current year employer contribution receivable |
(52,300 | ) | (197,922 | ) | ||||
Employer contributions per Form 5500 |
$ | 2,086,471 | $ | 1,988,840 | ||||
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10. | Risks and Uncertainties |
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December 31, 2006 | Schedule I | |
Identity of Issue, Borrower, | Current | |||||||||||
Lessor or Similar Party | Description of Investment | Cost | Value | |||||||||
American Balanced Fund |
Mutual Fund | $ | | $ | 4,734,787 | |||||||
American Funds Growth Fund of America |
Mutual Fund | | 10,028,524 | |||||||||
Columbia Large Cap Value |
Mutual Fund | | 174,684 | |||||||||
Columbia Small Cap Value II |
Mutual Fund | | 129,947 | |||||||||
Davis New York Venture Fund |
Mutual Fund | | 1,190,025 | |||||||||
Evergreen Core Bond Fund * |
Mutual Fund | | 2,246,870 | |||||||||
Evergreen International Equity * |
Mutual Fund | | 1,245,095 | |||||||||
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund |
Mutual Fund | | 1,012,405 | |||||||||
Franklin Strategic Income Fund |
Mutual Fund | | 23,290 | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund |
Mutual Fund | | 987,294 | |||||||||
Thornburg Core Growth |
Mutual Fund | | 1,857,385 | |||||||||
Wachovia Diversified Stable Value Fund* |
Collective Investment Trust Fund | | 7,088,097 | |||||||||
Wachovia Equity Index Trust Fund* |
Collective Investment Trust Fund | | 401,791 | |||||||||
Cott Corporation* |
Common Stock | | 1,394,109 | |||||||||
Participant Loans* |
Interest rates of 5% to 10.5% | | 1,336,136 | |||||||||
$ | | $ | 33,850,439 | |||||||||
* | Party-in-interest defined by ERISA. |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Schedule II | |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Schedule III | |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Schedule IV | |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Schedule V | |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Schedule VI | |
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The Restated Cott USA 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan |
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By: | /s/ Sher Zaman | |||
Sher Zaman | ||||
Director of Human Resources, Cott Corporation |
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