8-K: Current report filing
Published on October 20, 2006
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 (Date of earliest event reported):
October
19, 2006
THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other
jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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001-02217
(Commission
File
Number)
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58-0628465
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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One
Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta,
Georgia
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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30313
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (404) 676-2121
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
5.03. Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On
October 19, 2006, the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (the
“Company”) approved amendments to Article I, Section 2 of the Company’s By-Laws
to change the vote standard for uncontested elections of directors from
plurality to majority of the votes cast.
As
amended, Article I, Section 2 of the By-Laws reads as follows:
"Section
2. Voting.
Each
outstanding share of common stock of the Company is entitled to one vote
on each
matter submitted to a vote. Except
as
provided below, all actions
shall be
authorized by a majority of the votes cast unless a greater vote is required
by
the laws of Delaware. A shareholder may vote in person or by proxy authorized
by
an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in
accordance with the procedures established for the meeting. Any copy, facsimile
telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission
created pursuant to this section may be substituted or used in lieu of the
original writing or the transmission that could be used, provided that such
copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete
reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
A
nominee for
director
election
shall
be
elected by the affirmative
vote
of
a
majority
of the votes cast with respect to such
nominee
at any
meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, provided
that if the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected,
the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares
represented in person or by proxy at any such meeting and entitled to vote
on
the election of directors. In an election of directors, a majority of the
votes
cast means that the number of votes cast “for” a nominee must exceed 50% of the
votes cast with respect to such nominee (excluding abstentions). If a director
is not elected, the director shall promptly tender his or her resignation
to the
Board of Directors. The Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance will
make a recommendation to the Board of Directors on whether to accept or reject
the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors
will act on the resignation taking into account the recommendation of the
Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance and publicly disclose its
decision and the rationale behind it within 100 days from the date of the
certification of the election results. The director who tenders his or her
resignation will not participate in the decisions of the Committee on Directors
and Corporate Governance or the Board of Directors that concern such
resignation. If a director’s resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors
pursuant to this By-Law, or if a nominee for director is not elected and
the
nominee is not an incumbent director, then the Board of Directors, in its
sole
discretion, may fill any resulting vacancy pursuant to the provisions of
Article
VI, Section 2 or may decrease the size of the Board of Directors pursuant
to the
provisions of Article II, Section 1."
The
amendment is effective as of October 19, 2006 and the By-Laws, as amended and
restated, are attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
99.1
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By-Laws
of The Coca-Cola Company, as amended and restated through October
19,
2006
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY
(REGISTRANT)
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Date:
October 19, 2006
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By:
/s/ Geoffrey J. Kelly
Geoffrey
J. Kelly
Senior
Vice President & General Counsel
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No.
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
99.1
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By-Laws
of The Coca-Cola Company, as amended and restated through October
19, 2006
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