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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): February 6, 2014 (February 5, 2014)

(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)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 676-2121
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item  8.01       Other Events.
 
                On February 5, 2014, The Coca-Cola Company (the "Company")  issued a press release announcing the entry into agreements with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. ("GMCR") providing for the development and introduction of the Company's global brand portfolio for use in GMCR's forthcoming Keurig ColdTM at-home beverage system and the acquisition by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company of an approximately 10% equity position in GMCR.  The Keurig ColdTM system will be a multi-brand system.  As a foundational partner, the agreements provide the Company with some initial exclusivity provisions that will give it a first-mover advantage on this new platform.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01(d)   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)            Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press release of the Company, dated February 5, 2014

 

 
 

 

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: February 6, 2014
 
By:
 
 /s/ KATHY N. WALLER
 
       
Name:
  Kathy N. Waller
       
Title:
  Vice President and Controller

 

 

 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press release of the Company, dated February 5, 2014