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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):
May 10, 2011
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   0-9286   56-0950585
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)        
4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
(Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)
(704) 557-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     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:
     o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (“the Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2011.
(b) The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in our proxy statement, are as follows:
Proposal #1 — Elect twelve directors:
             
            Broker
Director Name   For   Withheld   Non-Votes
             
J. Frank Harrison, III   45,437,387   1,526,567   1,074,372
H.W. McKay Belk   46,886,848        77,106   1,074,372
Alexander B. Cummings, Jr.   46,138,058      825,896   1,074,372
Sharon A. Decker   46,852,233      111,721   1,074,372
William B. Elmore   45,438,425   1,525,529   1,074,372
Morgan H. Everett   46,171,381      792,573   1,074,372
Deborah H. Everhart   46,136,741      827,213   1,074,372
Henry W. Flint   46,177,411      786,543   1,074,372
William H. Jones   46,917,221        46,733   1,074,372
James H. Morgan   46,826,429      137,525   1,074,372
John W. Murrey, III   46,913,218        50,736   1,074,372
Dennis A. Wicker   46,824,096      139,858   1,074,372
Proposal #2 — Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2011:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
             
48,004,561   19,036   14,729  
Proposal #3 — Advisory vote on compensation paid to the named executive officers:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
             
45,991,617   946,998   25,339   1,074,372

 


 

Proposal #4 — Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation paid to the named executive officers:
                 
                Broker
1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstain   Non-Votes
                 
2,585,459   35,121   44,253,018   90,356   1,074,372
(d) A majority of the votes present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote, voted, on an advisory basis, to hold an advisory vote to approve executive compensation every three years. In line with this recommendation by our stockholders, the Company will include an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every three years until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than our Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2017.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 10, 2011, the Company issued a news release announcing the election of directors at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1  
News release announcing election of directors at 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 


 

Signature
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.
         
 
      COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
(REGISTRANT)
         
Date: May 16, 2011   BY:   /s/ James E. Harris
         
        James E. Harris
Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant
and
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC
EXHIBITS
CURRENT REPORT
ON
FORM 8-K
     
Date of Event Reported:
  Commission File No:
May 10, 2011
  0-9286          
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
 
   
     99.1
  News release announcing election of directors at 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.