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):
April
17, 2008
(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
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
5.03. Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As
previously reported by The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”), on July 1, 2008,
Muhtar Kent, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, will succeed
E. Neville Isdell as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Isdell will
continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of the Company until the Company’s
2009 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. In anticipation of this change in
the Company’s corporate governance structure, effective April 17, 2008, the
Board of Directors of the Company adopted amendments to the Company’s By-Laws
that, among other things, separate the responsibilities of the office of the
Chairman of the Board and the office of the Chief Executive Officer and that
define the roles of each office. In accordance with the provisions of
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, and applicable Delaware
law, shareowner approval of these amendments to the By-Laws was not
required.
The foregoing description of the
amendments to the Company’s By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such amendments, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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3.2
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Text
of Amendments to the By-Laws of The Coca-Cola Company.
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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: April
21, 2008
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By: /s/ Harry L. Anderson
Harry
L. Anderson
Vice
President and Controller
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Exhibit
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3.2
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Text
of Amendments to the By-Laws of The Coca-Cola Company.
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