Cott Corporation -- Company Announcement.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1999-- Cott Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :COTTF, TSE/ME:BCB BCB Banco Central do Brasil (Brazil's central bank) BCB Borland C++ Builder BCB Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB Benzocyclobutene (low loss dielectric substrate) BCB Bumiputra-Commerce Bank BCB Broadcast Band ) today announced it will change its NASDAQ ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors from "COTTF" to "COTT". The change will take place before the market opens on July 1, 1999. "Simplifying our ticker symbol makes us more easily identifiable to current and potential shareowners," said CFO See Chief Financial Officer. Raymond Silcock. Cott has been listed on the NASDAQ National Market since 1992 and has been publicly traded on the Toronto and Montreal Stock Exchanges since 1986. The company's headquarters continue in Toronto. Cott Corporation is the world's largest supplier of premium retailer brand beverages, with major manufacturing, marketing, product development and customer service facilities in its core markets of Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. The Company is the world's fourth largest manufacturer of soft drinks. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statements This news release may contain forward-looking statements relating to the future performance of Cott. Forward-looking statements, specifically those concerning future performance, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the appropriate securities commissions. |
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