The Coca-Cola Company Announces Expiration of Maximum Tender Offer
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Coca-Cola Company ("TCCC" or the "Company") today announced the expiration, as of 11:59 p.m., EST, on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, of the Maximum Tender Offer relating to a maximum tender amount of $1,601,783,000 in aggregate principal amount of notes pursuant to its previously announced cash tender offers.
According to information provided by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender agent for the offers, $1,041,056,000 in aggregate principal amount of notes subject to the Maximum Tender Offer were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn before 5:00 p.m., EST, on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, the early tender date for the Maximum Tender Offer, and a total of $1,049,559,000 aggregate principal amount of notes subject to the Maximum Tender Offer were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn before the expiration date for the Maximum Tender Offer, as more fully set forth below. In the Any and All Offer, which expired on Tuesday, November 22, 2010, $1,848,217,000 in aggregate principal amount of notes were validly tendered and accepted for purchase.
Principal Principal Percent
CUSIP Title of Amount Amount Tendered of Acceptance
Issuer Numbers Security Outstanding Tendered Principal Priority
(US$) (US$) Amount Level
Outstanding
4.875%
TCCC 191216AM2 Notes $1,350,000,000 $459,317,000 34.02% 1
due
2019
5.350%
TCCC 191216AK6 Notes $1,750,000,000 $590,242,000 33.73% 2
due
2017
The $1,049,559,000 in aggregate principal amount of notes subject to the Maximum Tender Offer that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn before the expiration date of the Maximum Tender Offer does not exceed the maximum tender amount of $1,601,783,000. As a result, the Company has accepted for purchase all notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn. The Company expects to make payment for all notes accepted for purchase in same-day funds today.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. served as coordinating dealer managers and BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman, Sachs & Co. served as dealer managers and D.F. King & Co., Inc. served as the tender and information agent for the tender offers.
About The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's most valuable brand, the Company's portfolio includes 12 other billion dollar brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply and Georgia. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate of 1.6 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate.
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Source: The Coca-Cola Company
Released December 15, 2010