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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): December 7, 2022     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: (704) 557-4400     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:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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   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 8.01. Other Events. On December 7, 2022, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared (i) a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share on the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock of the Company, which represented an increase of 100% compared with the previous regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock of the Company, and (ii) a special cash dividend of $3.00 per share on the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock of the Company, each payable on February 10, 2023 to stockholders of record of the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock as of the close of business on January 27, 2023. A copy of the news release announcing the declaration of the dividends is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit     No.        Description         Incorporated by Reference or Filed/Furnished Herewith 99.1    News Release, dated December 7, 2022.       Filed herewith. 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.       Filed herewith. 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: December 7, 2022     By:   /s/ E. Beauregarde Fisher III       E. Beauregarde Fisher III       Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary