8-K: Current report filing
Published on October 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):
October
24, 2007 (October 18, 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
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Item
5.02(d). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
October 18, 2007, the Board of
Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) increased the size of the
Board to 12 members and elected Alexis M. Herman, former U.S. Secretary of
Labor, as a Director of the Company, effective immediately. Secretary
Herman was also appointed to the Public Issues and Diversity Review Committee
of
the Board.
Secretary
Herman was the chairperson of a seven-person independent Task Force created
to
monitor the Company’s compliance with the November 2000 discrimination lawsuit
settlement. She was formally appointed under a court-ordered process
by both the Company and plaintiffs’ counsel. Under the leadership of
Secretary Herman, the Task Force worked with the Company to identify areas
where
the Company could improve its human resources programs and practices, and each
year, assessed the Company’s progress on specific human resources
initiatives. The fifth and final Task Force Report was submitted on
December 1, 2006. The court’s order required the Company to
compensate members of the Task Force for their work and pay their administrative
expenses. In 2006, Secretary Herman was paid $125,000 for her work as
chairperson of the Task Force. Also in 2006, the Company paid New
Ventures, of which Secretary Herman is Chair and Chief Executive Officer,
approximately $75,000 for administrative expenses, including staff assistance,
and travel expenses related to her work on the Task Force.
A
copy of the Company’s press release
announcing Secretary Herman’s election to the Board is attached to this report
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release of The Coca-Cola Company dated October 18, 2007.
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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: October
24, 2007
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By: /s/
David M.
Taggart
David
M. Taggart
Vice
President and
Treasurer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
Release of The Coca-Cola Company dated October 18, 2007.
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