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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001188464-04-000038
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040825
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040826
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20040826

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COTT CORP /CN/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000884713
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0125

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		207 QUEENS QUAY W
		STREET 2:		SUITE 340
		CITY:			TORONTO ONTARIO CANA
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4162033898

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		207 QUEENS QUAY W
		STREET 2:		SUITE 340
		CITY:			TORONTO ONTARIO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			00000

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GRIMALDI IVANO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001188451

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31410
		FILM NUMBER:		04997713

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		596 ST EMILLION
		CITY:			ROSEMERE
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			J7A4T4
		BUSINESS PHONE:		514 428 1000 EXT 806

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		596 ST EMILION
		CITY:			ROSEMERE QUEBEC
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			J7A 4T4
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            <rptOwnerStateDescription>QUEBEC, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <officerTitle>VP, Global Procurement</officerTitle>
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                <value>Common Shares</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The U.S. dollar price represents the conversion of (Cdn)$17.25 to U.S. dollars on the transaction date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The U.S. dollar price represents the conversion of (Cdn)$34.50 to U.S. dollars on the transaction date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes 0.850 vested Shares held in trust pursuant to the Executive Incentive Share Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;) that vested on or before 01/02/04; and 1,588.130 vested Shares held in trust under the Canadian Employee Share Purchase Plan (as at 05/31/04).  The reporting individual also holds indirectly 8,036.343 unvested Shares held in trust that were acquired pursuant to the Plan in 2002, 2003 and 2004; and 111.606 unvested Shares held in trust under the Canadian Employee Share Purchase Plan (as at 05/31/04).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">stock options were granted at an exercise price of Cdn$17.25.  The U.S. dollar price represents the conversion of Cdn$17.25 to U.S. dollars on the date of the grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The stock options were granted pursuant to the Restated Cott Corporation 1986 Common Share Option Plan, as amended, and vest over a period of three years with 30% vesting on each of July 18, 2002 and July 18, 2003, and 40% vesting on July 18, 2004.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The number includes only those of the particular class of options.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Andrea Szanto, by power of attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-08-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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