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                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                            November 12, 2002
                                  ----------------------------
(Date of earliest reported event)

Commission File Number                       000-19914
                                  ----------------------------


                                COTT CORPORATION
            -------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         CANADA                                               None
--------------------------------                 -------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation or organization)                                Number)


                         207 Queen's Quay W., Suite 340
                            Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7
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             (Address of principal executive offices) (Postal Code)

                                 (416) 203-3898
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On November 12, 2002, Cott Corporation ("the Company") filed its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2002 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The filing was accompanied by certifications, furnished
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Frank E. Weise,
the Company's chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Raymond P.
Silcock, the Company's executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The certifications, provided herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, affirm that the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2002
complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained therein fairly presents,
in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.



                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                               COTT CORPORATION
                                               (Registrant)


Date:    November 12, 2002
                                                 /s/ Raymond P. Silcock
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Raymond P. Silcock
                                               Executive Vice President &
                                               Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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Number     Description
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<S>        <C>
99.1       Certification of the chairman, president and chief executive officer
           pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished
           with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
           period ended September 28, 2002.

99.2       Certification of the executive vice-president and chief financial
           officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
           furnished with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
           quarterly period ended September 28, 2002.
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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                            November 12, 2002
                                  ----------------------------
(Date of earliest reported event)

Commission File Number                       000-19914
                                  ----------------------------

                                COTT CORPORATION
            -------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         CANADA                                               None
--------------------------------                 -------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation or organization)                                Number)

                         207 Queen's Quay W., Suite 340
                            Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Address of principal executive offices) (Postal Code)

                                 (416) 203-3898
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On November 12, 2002, Cott Corporation ("the Company") filed its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2002 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The filing was accompanied by certifications, furnished
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of Frank E. Weise,
the Company's chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Raymond P.
Silcock, the Company's executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The certifications, provided herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, affirm that the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2002
complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained therein fairly presents,
in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.

                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                               COTT CORPORATION
                                               (Registrant)

Date:    November 12, 2002
                                                 /s/ Raymond P. Silcock
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Raymond P. Silcock
                                               Executive Vice President &
                                               Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number     Description
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99.1       Certification of the chairman, president and chief executive officer
           pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished
           with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
           period ended September 28, 2002.

99.2       Certification of the executive vice-president and chief financial
           officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
           furnished with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
           quarterly period ended September 28, 2002.
3