UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA
CHARLOTTE, NC 28211
4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA
CHARLOTTE, NC 28211
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 15, 2010
Date: May 11, 2010 Time:9:00 a.m. EDT
| Location: | Corporate Center 4100 Coca-Cola Plaza Charlotte, NC 28211 |
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
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| 1. | Election of Directors | ||
Nominees: | |||
| 01) J. Frank Harrison, III 02) H.W. McKay Belk 03) Alexander B. Cummings, Jr. 04) Sharon A. Decker 05) William B. Elmore 06) Deborah H. Everhart | 07) Henry W. Flint 08) Ned R. McWherter 09) James H. Morgan 10) John W. Murrey, III 11) Dennis A. Wicker |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
2. A proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010.
NOTE:Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If any other matters properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, the persons named in the proxy will vote in their discretion.
