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): July 22, 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 July 22, 2009, the Board of
Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) elected Kathy N. Waller as
controller of the Company, effective August 1, 2009. Ms. Waller, a
vice president of the Company, will continue to serve as chief of internal
audits of the Company through July 31, 2009.
Ms.
Waller, 51, joined the Company in 1987 as a senior accountant in the Accounting
Research Department. In 1990, she became principal accountant for the
Northeast Europe/Africa Group and, in 1991, she became marketing controller for
the McDonald’s Group. From 1996 to 1998, Ms. Waller served as
financial services manager for the Africa Group and The Minute Maid
Company. She served as director of Financial Reporting from 1998
until July 2004 when she was appointed chief of internal audits. Ms.
Waller was elected vice president of the Company in December 2005.
A copy of
the Company’s press release regarding this announcement and other 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
July 23, 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: July
28, 2009
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By: /s/
Geoffrey J. Kelly
Geoffrey J. Kelly
Senior Vice
President
and General Counsel
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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
July 23, 2009.
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