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Filed May 17, 2024 · 2y ago · Accession 0000317540-24-000036
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View original ↗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 14, 2024
COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED, INC.
(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 , NC
28211
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (980) 392-8298
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share COKE The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On May 14, 2024, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected all 12 of the Company’s nominees for director to serve until their terms expire at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024; and (iii) did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting an annual public report on the Company's efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Each of these proposals is further described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2024.
The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
1. Election of directors:
Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
J. Frank Harrison, III 24,072,709 2,259,160 694,405
Elaine Bowers Coventry 26,024,309 307,560 694,405
Sharon A. Decker 25,898,988 432,881 694,405
Morgan H. Everett 24,420,935 1,910,934 694,405
James R. Helvey, III 26,200,339 131,530 694,405
Jason D. (J.D.) Hickey 26,311,874 19,995 694,405
William H. Jones 26,169,774 162,095 694,405
Umesh M. Kasbekar 25,982,748 349,121 694,405
David M. Katz 24,446,476 1,885,393 694,405
James H. Morgan 24,755,451 1,576,418 694,405
Dennis A. Wicker 24,514,368 1,817,501 694,405
Richard T. Williams 26,203,412 128,457 694,405
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
26,927,226 86,686 12,362 —
3. Stockholder proposal requesting an annual public report on the Company's efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace:
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
207,134 26,093,189 31,546 694,405
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 CONSOLIDATED, INC.
Date: May 17, 2024
By: /s/ E. Beauregarde Fisher III
E. Beauregarde Fisher III
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Filing details
- Company
- Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
- Ticker
- COKE
- CIK
- 317540
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- May 17, 2024
- Report date
- May 14, 2024
- Document
- coke-20240514.htm
- Size
- 177 KB