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 8, 2016

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-02217		58-0628465
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

	One Coca-Cola Plaza
	Atlanta, Georgia		30313
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(404) 676-2121

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b) On December 8, 2016, Howard G. Buffett provided notice to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) of his intention not to stand for re-election at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. Mr. Buffett will remain on the Board of Directors and maintain his committee membership until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareowners.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing Mr. Buffett’s retirement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1       Press Release of The Coca-Cola Company, dated December 8, 2016, regarding Howard G. Buffett.

 

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 8, 2016	By:	/s/ Bernhard Goepelt
		Bernhard Goepelt
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
		Chief Legal Counsel