SEC Form 5
FORM 5

[ ] Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

[ ]Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ]Form 4 Transactions Reported
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
OMB APPROVAL


OMB Number: 3235-0362
Expires: January 31, 2005
Estimated average burden
hours per response. . . . . 0.5
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Daft, Douglas     N.
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
The Coca-Cola Company
One Coca-Cola Plaza
(Street)
Atlanta, GA     30313
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

The Coca-Cola Company   (KO)
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)

    December 31, 2002

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description           Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)
 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of
    Issuer's Fiscal
    Year

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $.25 par value
12/13/2002
G
10,000   |           D           |                
 1,041,625
D

Common Stock, $.25 par value


6,708 (1)
I
By 401(k) plan
Common Stock, $.25 par value


65,200 (2)
I
By wife as trustee







If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).
(over)
SEC 2270 (3-99)
Daft, Douglas N. - December 2002
Form 5 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
 4. Transaction
    Code
 5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)





  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
 9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of
    Year
    (Instr.4) 		10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Hypothetical shares




Common Stock, $.25 par value - 7,160
7,160 (3)
I
 By International Thrift Plan
Hypothetical shares




Common Stock, $.25 par value - 10,056
10,056 (4)
I
 By Supplemental Benefit Plan











Explanation of Responses :


** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. 		/s/ Douglas N. Daft
________________________________            01-30-2003    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date



Page 2
SEC 2270 (3-99)
Daft, Douglas N. - December 2002
Form 5 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

Form 5 - December 2002

Douglas N. Daft
The Coca-Cola Company
One Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30313
Explanation of responses:

(1)   Shares credited to the Reporting Person's account under The Coca-Cola Company Thrift & Investment Plan, a tax-qualified 401(k) plan, as of December 31, 2002.
(2)   The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)   As of December 31, 2002.
(4)   As of December 31, 2002.
Page 3