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):  January 21, 2014

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 676-2121

 

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

 

As reported on the Form 8-K filed by The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) on December 18, 2013 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on December 12, 2013, the Company announced that Steven A. Cahillane, Executive Vice President and President, Coca-Cola Americas would leave the Company on February 28, 2014.

 

Effective January 21, 2014, the Company and Mr. Cahillane entered into a separation agreement detailing the terms of his departure (the “Separation Agreement”).  The Separation Agreement provides that Mr. Cahillane will receive salary and benefits through February 28, 2014, severance benefits under the terms of The Coca-Cola Refreshments Severance Pay Plan for Exempt Employees, an annual incentive for 2013 under the standard terms of the Performance Incentive Plan, the payment of which is dependent on Company and individual performance, and an ex gratia payment of $500,000.  Mr. Cahillane will forfeit unvested equity awards, except that the continued employment requirement of Mr. Cahillane’s October 2010 grant of performance-based restricted share units was waived, which means that any shares earned with respect to this award would be released in February 2015, the original release date, if the applicable performance criteria are met through the original performance period.  Vested equity awards will be governed by the standard terms of each award.  Mr. Cahillane will receive outplacement services.  Mr. Cahillane’s retirement benefits will consist of those benefits accrued and vested under the standard terms and conditions of the plans in which he participates.  In connection with the Separation Agreement, effective January 21, 2014, Mr. Cahillane entered into a Full and Complete Release and Agreement on Competition, Trade Secrets and Confidentiality (the “Release”).

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the Separation Agreement and the Release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

10.1                        Separation Agreement and Full and Complete Release and Agreement on Competition, Trade Secrets and Confidentiality between The Coca-Cola Company and Steven A. Cahillane dated effective January 21, 2014.

 

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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.

 

 

	THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
	(REGISTRANT)
Date: January 24, 2014	By:	/s/ Ceree Eberly
		Ceree Eberly   Senior Vice President and
		Chief People Officer

 

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