8-K: Current report filing
Published on April 24, 2007
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):
April
19,
2007
THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02(c). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with
Certain Officers
On
April 19,
2007, the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) elected
Harry L. Anderson as vice president and Controller of the Company, effective
immediately. Mr. Anderson joined the Company in 2001 as senior vice president,
Coca-Cola Ventures. From March 2003 until May 2004, he was vice president and
director of Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management. From May 2004 to February
2007, Mr. Anderson served as chief financial officer of the Company’s Coca-Cola
North America group. In February 2007, he was appointed interim Controller
of
the Company.
Item
801. Other Events
The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareowners was held on Wednesday, April 18,
2007, in Wilmington, Delaware, at which the following matters were submitted
to
a
vote of
the shareowners:
(a) Votes
regarding the election of the persons named below as Directors for a term
expiring in 2008 were as follows:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTENTIONS
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Herbert
A. Allen
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1,980,507,467
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34,147,342
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20,199,760
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Ronald
W. Allen
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1,976,458,492
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38,233,439
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20,162,638
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Cathleen
P. Black
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1,978,636,179
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35,750,859
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20,467,531
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Barry
Diller
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1,722,722,728
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291,753,606
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20,378,235
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E.
Neville Isdell
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1,983,799,732
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31,731,412
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19,323,425
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Donald
R. Keough
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1,986,266,489
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27,585,767
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21,002,313
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Donald
F. McHenry
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1,978,650,727
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36,358,124
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19,845,718
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Sam
Nunn
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1,983,287,563
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31,808,284
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19,758,722
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James
D. Robinson III
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1,969,552,391
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45,264,918
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20,037,260
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Peter
V. Ueberroth
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1,974,322,247
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39,949,291
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20,583,031
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James
B. Williams
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1,939,634,959
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74,954,098
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20,265,512
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(b) Votes
regarding ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as
independent auditors of the Company to serve for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2007, were as follows:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTENTIONS
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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1,998,511,686
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19,319,896
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17,022,987
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—
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2
(c) Votes
regarding the approval of the Performance Incentive Plan of the Company were
as
follows:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTENTIONS
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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1,935,059,421
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74,549,969
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25,245,179
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—
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(d) A
shareowner proposal regarding management compensation was not submitted to
a
vote of the shareowners because neither the proponent nor a qualified
representative of the proponent attended the meeting to present the
proposal.
(e) Votes
on
a shareowner proposal regarding an advisory vote on the Compensation Committee
Report were as follows:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTENTIONS
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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493,883,785
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1,129,948,679
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69,403,667
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341,618,438
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(f) Votes
on
a shareowner proposal regarding chemical and biological testing were as
follows:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTENTIONS
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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105,811,522
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1,407,367,801
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180,056,808
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341,618,438
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(g) Votes
on
a shareowner proposal regarding a study and report on extraction of water
in
India were as follows:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTENTIONS
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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100,883,094
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1,409,438,911
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182,914,126
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341,618,438
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(h) Votes
on
a shareowner proposal regarding restricted stock were as follows:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTENTIONS
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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531,686,958
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1,132,863,607
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28,685,566
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341,618,438
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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.
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THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY
(REGISTRANT)
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Date:
April 24, 2007
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By: /s/David
M. Taggart
David
M. Taggart
Vice
President and Treasurer
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