The Coca-Cola Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt and Borrowing Arrangements

Debt and Borrowing Arrangements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

On May 15, 2012, the Company retired $1,250 million of long-term notes upon maturity. This transaction resulted in a decrease in the Company's current maturities of long-term debt.

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company issued $2,750 million of long-term debt. The general terms of the notes issued are as follows:


•	$1,000 million total principal amount of notes due March 14, 2014, at a variable interest rate equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") minus 0.05 percent;


•	$1,000 million total principal amount of notes due March 13, 2015, at a fixed interest rate of 0.75 percent; and


•	$750 million total principal amount of notes due March 14, 2018, at a fixed interest rate of 1.65 percent.

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The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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