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 9,
2010
(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. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
December 9, 2010, the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (the
“Company”) increased the size of the Board to 15 members and elected Howard G.
Buffett as a Director of the Company. Mr. Buffett was appointed to
the Public Issues and Diversity Review Committee, effective January 1,
2011.
Mr.
Buffett will participate in the Compensation and Deferred Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors of The Coca-Cola Company, dated effective as of January
1, 2009 (the “Compensation Plan”), pursuant to which in 2011 he will be entitled
to annual compensation of $175,000, of which, up to $50,000 may be paid in
quarterly installments in cash or deferred share units at Mr. Buffett’s
discretion and the remaining $125,000 will be paid in deferred share units. The
Compensation Plan is described further on pages 35 to 39 of the Company’s proxy
statement for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareowners filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2010.
A copy of
the Company’s press release announcing the election of Mr. Buffett 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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99.1
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Press
Release of The Coca-Cola Company, dated December 9, 2010, regarding Howard
G. Buffett
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SIGNATURES
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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
9, 2010
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By: /s/ Geoffrey J.
Kelly
Geoffrey J. Kelly Vice President and General Counsel |
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