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)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-02217 (Commission File Number) | 58-0628465 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Coca-Cola Plaza Atlanta, Georgia (Address of principal executive offices) | | 30313 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 676-2121
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release of The Coca-Cola Company dated December 11, 2008. |
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.
| | THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (REGISTRANT) |
Date: December 15, 2008 | By: /s/ Harry L. Anderson Harry L. Anderson Vice President and Controller |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release of The Coca-Cola Company dated December 11, 2008. |
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