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Coca-Cola 10-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ፤ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 OR អ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File No. 001-02217 20FEB200902055832 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 58-0628465 (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) 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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered COMMON STOCK, $0.25 PAR VALUE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ፤ No អ Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes អ No ፤ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ፤ No អ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ፤ No អ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. អ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of ‘‘large accelerated filer,’’ ‘‘accelerated filer’’ and ‘‘smaller reporting company’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ፤ Accelerated filer អ Non-accelerated filer អ Smaller reporting company អ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes អ No ፤ The aggregate market value of the common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant (assuming for these purposes, but without conceding, that all executive officers and Directors are ‘‘affiliates’’ of the Registrant) as of July 1, 2011, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $148,385,503,727 (based on the closing sale price of the Registrant’s Common Stock on that date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange). The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Common Stock as of February 20, 2012, was 2,263,204,221. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareowners to be held on April 25, 2012, are incorporated by reference in Part III. Table of Contents Page Forward-Looking Statements .......................................................... 1 Part I Item 1. Business ........................................................................ 1 Item 1A. Risk Factors ..................................................................... 11 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments .......................................................... 19 Item 2. Properties ....................................................................... 20 Item 3. Legal Proceedings ................................................................. 20 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures ............................................................. 22 Item X. Executive Officers of the Company ..................................................... 22 Part II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities ................................................... 25 Item 6. Selected Financial Data ............................................................. 28 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ................ 28 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk .................................... 76 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data .............................................. 77 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ................ 150 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures ............................................................. 150 Item 9B. Other Information ................................................................. 150 Part III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ...................................... 150 Item 11. Executive Compensation ............................................................. 150 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters ....... 150 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ......................... 151 Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services .................................................. 151 Part IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules ............................................... 151 Signatures ....................................................................... 159 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This report contains information that may constitute ‘‘forward-looking statements.’’ Generally, the words ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘project,’’ ‘‘will’’ and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to volume growth, share of sales and earnings per share growth, and statements expressing general views about future operating results — are forward-looking statements. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as of the date when made. Our Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward- looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our Company’s historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Part I, ‘‘Item 1A. Risk Factors’’ and elsewhere in this report and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS In this report, the terms ‘‘The Coca-Cola Company,’’ ‘‘Company,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ and ‘‘our’’ mean The Coca-Cola Company and all entities included in our consolidated financial statements. General The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company. We own or license and market more than 500 nonalcoholic beverage brands, primarily sparkling beverages but also a variety of still beverages such as waters, enhanced waters, juices and juice drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, and energy and sports drinks. We own and market four of the world’s top five nonalcoholic sparkling beverage brands: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. Finished beverage products bearing our trademarks, sold in the United States since 1886, are now sold in more than 200 countries. We make our branded beverage products available to consumers throughout the world through our network of Company-owned or controlled bottling and distribution operations as well as independently owned bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers and retailers — the world’s largest beverage distribution system. Of the approximately 56 billion beverage servings of all types consumed worldwide every day, beverages bearing trademarks owned by or licensed to us account for more than 1.7 billion. We believe that our success depends on our ability to connect with consumers by providing them with a wide variety of options to meet their desires, needs and lifestyle choices. Our success further depends on the ability of our people to execute effectively, every day. Our goal is to use our Company’s assets — our brands, financial strength, unrivaled distribution system, global reach and the talent and strong commitment of our management and associates — to become more competitive and to accelerate growth in a manner that creates value for our shareowners.
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