# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000884713
**File Stem:** 0000000000-23-003226
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 8710
**Document Hash:** 847013af07f640f3c52bfb7098598105
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000000000-23-003226.hdr.sgml**: 20230803

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000000000-23-003226

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: UPLOAD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230330

**FILED FOR**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Primo Water Corp /CN/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000884713
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 980154711
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1230

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** UPLOAD

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1150 ASSEMBLY DR.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 800
- **CITY:** TAMPA
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33607
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 813-313-1732

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1150 ASSEMBLY DR.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 800
- **CITY:** TAMPA
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33607

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** COTT CORP /CN/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19941017
**PUBLIC REFERENCE ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001140361-23-010500

## Text-Extract

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United States securities and exchange commission logo

                             March 30, 2023

       Jing Tong, Esq.
       Counsel
       Vinson & Elkins LP
       Texas Tower
       Suite 4700, 845 Texas Avenue
       Houston, TX 77002

                                                        Re: Primo Water Corp
/CN/
                                                            Revised Preliminary
Proxy Statement filed March 30, 2023
                                                            File No. 1-31410

       Dear Jing Tong:

              We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments.
Please respond to these
       comments by providing the requested information. If you do not believe
our comments apply to
       your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After
reviewing your
       response to these comments, we may have additional comments. All defined
terms have the
       same meaning as in your revised preliminary proxy statement.

       Revised Preliminary Proxy Statement filed March 30, 2023

       Procedure for Considering Shareowner Proposals, page 16

   1.                                                   The disclosure here
states that although you are asking shareowners to approve the bylaw
                                                        amendments, they are
currently in effect. The last bullet point on page 16 states that the
                                                        bylaw amendments
"provide that any proxies in favor of a nomination that is withdrawn
                                                        by the nominating
shareowner or disregarded due to failure to comply with applicable
                                                        proxy rules or the
procedures set forth in the Amended and Restated By-Laws will be
                                                        treated as abstentions"
and will count towards a quorum for the meeting. However, in
                                                        multiple places
throughout the proxy statement, you disclose the following: "If Legion
                                                        withdraws or abandons
its solicitation or fails to comply with the universal proxy rules,
                                                        any votes cast in favor
of the Allowed Legion Nominees will be disregarded and not be
                                                        counted, whether such
vote is provided on the Company   s BLUE universal proxy card or
                                                        Legion   s proxy card."
Please revise the disclosure throughout the proxy statement to
                                                        reconcile these
statements.
       Proposal 5 - Amended and Restated By-Law Amendments, page 84

   2.                                                   We note the following
revised disclosure on page 85: "By voting in favor of Proposal 5,
 Jing Tong, Esq.
Vinson & Elkins LP
March 30, 2023
Page 2
         shareowners will be endorsing the power of the Company and the Board
to make the
         determination with respect to such a deficiency that arises after the
submission of an
         advance notice of intention to nominate and before the annual
meeting." We do not
         believe this sentence and the disclosure in this section generally
fully and fairly describe
         the impact of the by-law changes you are asking shareowners to
approve. Please expand
         the disclosure to more accurately describe the impact of the potential
changes with respect
         to the Company's ability to unilaterally determine that a dissident
has violated any proxy
         rule and the consequent ability of the Company to disregard proxies
solicited for such
         dissident's nominees.

        We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of
their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.

         Please direct any questions to Christina Chalk at (202) 551-3263.

FirstName LastNameJing Tong, Esq.                              Sincerely,
Comapany NameVinson & Elkins LP
                                                               Division of
Corporation Finance
March 30, 2023 Page 2                                          Office of
Mergers & Acquisitions
FirstName LastName

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### Attached PDF Documents

**Attachment 1:** `filename1`

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CORPORATION FINANCE

# UNITED STATES  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

March 30, 2023

Jing Tong, Esq.  
Counsel  
Vinson & Elkins LP  
Texas Tower  
Suite 4700, 845 Texas Avenue  
Houston, TX 77002

# **Re: Primo Water Corp /CN/  
Revised Preliminary Proxy Statement filed March 30, 2023  
File No. 1-31410**

Dear Jing Tong:

We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. Please respond to these comments by providing the requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments. All defined terms have the same meaning as in your revised preliminary proxy statement.

# Revised Preliminary Proxy Statement filed March 30, 2023

# Procedure for Considering Shareowner Proposals, page 16

1. The disclosure here states that although you are asking shareowners to approve the bylaw amendments, they are currently in effect. The last bullet point on page 16 states that the bylaw amendments 'provide that any proxies in favor of a nomination that is withdrawn by the nominating shareowner or disregarded due to failure to comply with applicable proxy rules or the procedures set forth in the Amended and Restated By-Laws will be treated as abstentions' and will count towards a quorum for the meeting. However, in multiple places throughout the proxy statement, you disclose the following: 'If Legion withdraws or abandons its solicitation or fails to comply with the universal proxy rules, any votes cast in favor of the Allowed Legion Nominees will be disregarded and not be counted, whether such vote is provided on the Company's **BLUE** universal proxy card or Legion's proxy card.' Please revise the disclosure throughout the proxy statement to reconcile these statements.

# Proposal 5 - Amended and Restated By-Law Amendments, page 84

2. We note the following revised disclosure on page 85: 'By voting in favor of Proposal 5,

Jing Tong, Esq.
Vinson & Elkins LP
March 30, 2023
Page 2

shareowners will be endorsing the power of the Company and the Board to make the determination with respect to such a deficiency that arises after the submission of an advance notice of intention to nominate and before the annual meeting." We do not believe this sentence and the disclosure in this section generally fully and fairly describe the impact of the by-law changes you are asking shareowners to approve. Please expand the disclosure to more accurately describe the impact of the potential changes with respect to the Company's ability to unilaterally determine that a dissident has violated any proxy rule and the consequent ability of the Company to disregard proxies solicited for such dissident's nominees.

We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.

Please direct any questions to Christina Chalk at (202) 551-3263.

Sincerely,

Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Mergers & Acquisitions