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 13, 2014
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-9286 | 56-0950585 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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:
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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 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 13, 2014.
(b) The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement, are as follows:
Proposal #1 – Elect twelve directors:
| Votes | Votes | Broker | ||||||||||
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||||||||
| J. Frank Harrison, III |
46,471,518 | 1,339,598 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| H.W. McKay Belk |
46,248,155 | 1,562,961 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| Alexander B. Cummings, Jr. |
45,680,765 | 2,130,351 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| Sharon A. Decker |
46,440,859 | 1,370,257 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| William B. Elmore |
46,645,024 | 1,166,092 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| Morgan H. Everett |
46,657,499 | 1,153,617 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| Deborah H. Everhart |
46,619,837 | 1,191,279 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| Henry W. Flint |
46,388,451 | 1,422,665 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| William H. Jones |
46,460,955 | 1,350,161 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| James H. Morgan |
46,201,795 | 1,609,321 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| John W. Murrey, III |
47,690,883 | 120,233 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
| Dennis A. Wicker |
46,231,836 | 1,579,280 | 1,261,509 | |||||||||
Proposal #2 – Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers in fiscal 2013:
| Votes | Votes | Broker | ||||
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Non-Votes | |||
| 46,339,974 |
1,462,050 | 9,092 | 1,261,509 |
Proposal #3 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2014:
| Votes | Votes | Broker | ||||
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Non-Votes | |||
| 47,354,196 |
1,694,636 | 23,793 | -0- |
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, 2014 | BY: | /s/ James E. Harris | ||||
| James E. Harris | ||||||
| Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant | ||||||
| and | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Shared Services | ||||||
| and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||