8-K: Current report filing
Published on December 16, 2008
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): December 11,
2008
(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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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
(b) On
December 11, 2008, E. Neville Isdell, Chairman of the Board of Directors of The
Coca-Cola Company (the “Company” ) notified the Board of Directors of the
Company that he does not intend to stand for re-election to the Board of
Directors of the Company at the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of
Shareowners.
A copy of
the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Isdell’s decision not to stand for
re-election to the Board of Directors of the Company 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
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Press
Release of The Coca-Cola Company dated December 11, 2008.
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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: December
15, 2008
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By: /s/ Harry L.
Anderson
Harry L. Anderson
Vice President and
Controller
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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 December 11, 2008.
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