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): June 10, 2009
(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 June 10, 2009, The Coca-Cola Company
(the “Company”) announced that effective July 1, 2009, Harry L. Anderson, the
Company’s vice president and controller, will lead the newly created Global
Business and Technology Services function. This new structure, which
will integrate three core functions (i) Global Business Services, (ii) Global
Information Technology and (iii) Transformational Productivity, has been created
in furtherance of the Company’s ongoing productivity and transformation
initiatives.
Mr.
Anderson will continue to serve as controller of the Company until a successor
is elected by the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Board”). The Board is expected to consider the matter of a successor
at its regularly scheduled meeting in July 2009. The Company’s
management intends to recommend to the Board that it elect Kathy N. Waller, the
Company’s vice president and chief of internal audit, to serve as the next
controller of the Company, effective August 1, 2009.
A copy of
the Company’s press release regarding these and related matters 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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(d)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press
Release of The Coca-Cola Company
dated June 10, 2009. |
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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.
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THE
COCA-COLA COMPANY
(REGISTRANT)
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Date: June
10, 2009
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By: /s/ Gary P. Fayard
Gary P. Fayard
Executive Vice
President
and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
Release of The Coca-Cola Company
dated June 10, 2009. |
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