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EXHIBIT 10.1

      

      


THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BENEFITS PLAN
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

       

As amended and restated effective April 14, 2004


ARTICLE I
PURPOSE OF PLAN

        Effective December 31, 2002, The Coca-Cola Company adopted The Coca-Cola Company Benefits Plan for Members of the Board of Directors (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to provide certain individuals certain welfare benefits described in this Plan, in the Summary Plan Description (as amended, renamed, and/or replaced) for active employees of The Coca-Cola Company generally, any summaries of material modification ("SMMs") issued with respect thereto (the SPD and any subsequent SMMs collectively shall be referred to herein as the "SPD"), and in any other applicable certificates of insurance coverage. Effective April 14, 2004, the Plan is amended and restated in its present form.

        The employee welfare benefits that are part of this Plan are identified in Appendix A of this Plan. Different versions of the SPD may apply to different classifications of individuals. In such case, the version(s) of the SPD applicable to such classification(s) of Eligible Individuals shall control.

ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS

        Except as otherwise provided in the SPD, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

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ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

        Except as otherwise provided in the SPD, the following provisions shall govern eligibility and participation:

ARTICLE IV
ELECTION PROCEDURES

        Except as otherwise provided in the SPD, the following provisions shall govern Plan elections:

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ARTICLE V
BENEFITS AND CLAIMS

        Except as otherwise provided in the SPD, the following provisions shall govern Plan Benefits:

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        If a Covered Person is eligible for Medicare, Medicare will be primary to the extent permitted under applicable law—for example if a Covered Person receives Plan Benefits other than by virtue of current employment status.

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ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

        6.01    Amendment of Plan.    The Committee reserves the right to amend the provisions of the Plan to any extent and in any manner it desires by execution of a written document describing the intended amendment(s). The Committee may amend the SPD(s) at any time by preparation and publication of a revised SPD (or SMM).

        6.02    Termination of Plan.    The Company shall have no obligation whatsoever to maintain the Plan or any Benefit under the Plan for any given length of time. The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan or any Benefit option under the Plan at any time. Upon termination or discontinuance of the Plan, all elections with respect to the Plan shall terminate, and payments with respect to Benefits shall be made only with respect to claims incurred on or prior to the date of the Plan's termination.

ARTICLE VII
COMMITTEE

        7.01    Committee.    The Committee shall be responsible for the general administration of the Plan. In the absence of the appointment of a Committee, the functions and powers of the Committee shall reside with the Company. The Committee shall establish regulations for the day to day administration of the Plan. The Committee and its designated agents shall have the exclusive right and discretion to interpret the terms and conditions of the Plan and to decide all matters arising with respect to the Plan's administration and operation (including factual issues). Any interpretations or decisions so made shall be conclusive and binding on all persons, subject to the claims procedures set forth in each respective coverage document. The Committee or its designee may pay the expenses of administering the Plan or may reimburse the Company or other person performing administrative services with respect to the Plan if the Company or such other person directly pays such expenses at the request of the Committee.

        7.02    Authority to Appoint Advisors and Agents.    The Committee may appoint and employ such persons as it may deem advisable and as it may require in carrying out the provisions of the Plan. To the extent permitted by law, the members of the Committee shall be fully protected by any action taken in reliance upon advice given by such persons and in reliance on tables, valuations, certificates, determinations, opinions and reports which are furnished by any accountant, counsel, claims administrator or other expert who is employed or engaged by the Committee.

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        7.03    Compensation and Expenses of Committee.    The members of the Committee shall receive no compensation for its duties hereunder, but the Committee shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of its duties, including counsel fees and expenses. Such expenses of the Committee, including the compensation of administrators, actuaries, counsel, agents or others that the Committee may employ, shall be paid out of the general assets of the Company.

        7.04    Records.    The Committee shall keep or cause to be kept books and records with respect to the operations and administration of this Plan.

        7.05    Indemnification of Committee.    The Company agrees to indemnify and to defend to the fullest extent permitted by law any employee serving as a member of the Committee or as its delegate against all liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and amounts paid in settlement of any claims approved by the Company, occasioned by any act or failure to act in connection with the Plan, unless such act or omission arises out of such employee's gross negligence, willful neglect or willful misconduct.

        7.06    Fiduciary Responsibility Insurance, Bonding.    If the Company has not done so, the Committee may purchase appropriate insurance on behalf of the Plan and the Plan's fiduciaries to cover liability or losses occurring by reason of the acts or omissions of a fiduciary; provided, however, that such insurance to the extent purchased by the Plan must permit recourse by the insurer against the fiduciary in the case of a breach of a fiduciary duty or obligation by such fiduciary. The cost of such insurance shall be paid out of the general assets of the Company. The Committee shall also obtain a bond covering all of the Plan's fiduciaries, to be paid from the general assets of the Company.

ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

        8.01    Plan Is Not an Employment Contract.    This Plan is not a contract of employment, and neither the Plan nor the payment of any Benefits will be construed as giving to any person any legal or equitable right to employment by the Company.

        8.02    Assignment.    If applicable, a Covered Person may authorize the Plan to directly pay the service provider or hospital that provided the Covered Person's covered care and treatment. Except as provided in any insurance contract providing benefits under this Plan, the foregoing sentence, or as otherwise provided in any other document that sets forth the terms of a Benefit, a Covered Person may not assign or alienate any payment with respect to any Benefit which a Covered Person is entitled to receive from the Plan, and further, except as may be prescribed by law, no Benefits shall be subject to attachment or garnishment of or for a Covered Person's debts or contracts, except for recovery of overpayments made on a Covered Person's behalf by this Plan.

        8.03    Fraud.    No payments with respect to Benefits under this Plan will be paid if the Covered Person or the provider of service attempts to perpetrate a fraud upon the Plan with respect to any such claim. The Plan Administrator shall have the right to make the final determination of whether a fraud has been attempted or committed upon the Plan or if a misrepresentation of fact has been made, and its decision shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons. The Plan shall have the right to terminate an otherwise Eligible Individual's eligibility hereunder, fully recover any amounts, with interest, improperly paid by the Plan by reason of fraud, attempted fraud or misrepresentation of fact by a Covered Person or service provider and to pursue all other legal or equitable remedies.

        8.04    Funding Status of Plan.    Benefits under the Plan may be self-funded or provided through one or more insurance contracts selected and obtained by the Plan Administrator for that purpose, or any combination of the above. No Covered Person or other person shall have any claim against, right to, or security or other interest in, any fund, account or asset of the Company from which any payment under the Plan may be made.

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        8.05    Construction.    This Plan shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Georgia, except to the extent preempted by federal law. The headings and subheadings are set forth for convenient reference only and have no substantive effect whatsoever. All pronouns and all variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons or entity may require.

        8.06    Conclusiveness of Records.    The records of the Company with respect to age, employment history, illnesses and all other relevant matters shall be conclusive for purposes of the administration of, and the resolution of claims arising under, the Plan.

        8.07    Right to Require Information and Reliance Thereon.    The Company, Plan Administrator, and claims administrator shall have the right to require any Covered Person to provide it and its agents with such information, in writing, and in such form as it may deem necessary to the administration of the Plan and may rely on that information in carrying out its duties hereunder. Any payment to a Covered Person in accordance with the provisions of the Plan in good faith reliance upon any written information provided by the Covered Person shall be in full satisfaction of all claims by the Covered Person.

        8.08    Income Taxes.    Company contributions under the Plan, if any, will generally be taxable to Participants. Except as otherwise may be provided in an individual agreement, the Participant shall bear the expense of any income tax required to be withheld from any Benefit payment. In the Plan Administrator's discretion, the amount of any applicable tax may be deducted from the cash payment, or paid by the Covered Person in any other manner permitted by the Plan Administrator.

ARTICLE IX
PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

        Article IX is only applicable to medical, dental and employee assistance program benefits.

        9.01    Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information.    

        The Plan will use and disclose protected health information (PHI) for purposes related to the treatment through, payment for, and operation of health care functions. The Plan will disclose PHI to the Company only after receipt of proper confirmation from the Company that the Plan document has been amended to incorporate the following provisions and/or conditions relating to the use and disclosure of PHI. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, PHI shall not include enrollment/disenrollment information or summary health information disclosed to the Company by the Plan (or a business associate, health insurance issuer or HMO on behalf of the Plan).

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        9.02    Use and Disclosure of PHI as Required by Law or as Permitted by Authorization of the Participant or Beneficiary.    With authorization, the Plan will disclose PHI to the other plans sponsored by the Company for purposes related to administration of these plans. The Plan will disclose PHI to other entities without authorization from a participant or beneficiary if such disclosure is required by law.

        9.03    Conditions relating to the Use and Disclosure of PHI by the Company.    The Company agrees to the following conditions relating to the use and disclosure of PHI:

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        9.04    Establishment and Maintenance of Adequate Separation between the Company and Plan.    In accordance with the requirements of HIPAA, only the following employees/classes of employees will be given access to PHI to be disclosed:

Barbara Gilbreath   Sharon Ray   Leah Thomason
Jill Welch   Angela Green   Cheryl Lee
Inga Vaystikh Smith   Ann Cegielski   Beverly Friez
Porcha Cook   Lisa Taylor   Debra Davis
Angela Coppola   Linda Hodges   Flo Lue
Miatta Wright        

        The persons described above will only have access to and use PHI for purposes of Plan administration functions that the Company performs for the Plan.

        9.05    Noncompliance by Plan Administrative Personnel.    In the event that the employee/class of employees described in subsection 9.04 above fail to comply with the terms of the Plan document, the Company shall provide an effective mechanism for the resolution of any such noncompliance issues, to include disciplinary measures.

        IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, The Coca-Cola Company has caused this document to be signed by its duly authorized officer, to be effective as of April 14, 2004.

    THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
CORETHA M. RUSHING      
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

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APPENDIX A
WELFARE BENEFITS

a)
Medical Benefits

b)
Dental Benefits

c)
Basic Life Insurance (Active Board Members only)

d)
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (Active Board Members only)

e)
Business Travel Accident Insurance (Active Board Members only)



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