Form 8-K

 

 

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 12, 2015

 

 

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:

 

  ¨ 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))

 

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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 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 12, 2015.

(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:

 

Nominee

   Votes
For
     Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

J. Frank Harrison, III

     47,239,344         1,304,269         1,198,240   

H.W. McKay Belk

     47,240,286         1,303,327         1,198,240   

Alexander B. Cummings, Jr.

     47,221,548         1,322,065         1,198,240   

Sharon A. Decker

     47,310,982         1,232,631         1,198,240   

William B. Elmore

     47,471,284         1,072,329         1,198,240   

Morgan H. Everett

     47,469,756         1,073,857         1,198,240   

Deborah H. Everhart

     47,437,052         1,106,561         1,198,240   

Henry W. Flint

     47,164,292         1,379,321         1,198,240   

William H. Jones

     47,308,046         1,235,567         1,198,240   

James H. Morgan

     47,098,560         1,445,053         1,198,240   

John W. Murrey, III

     48,496,028         47,585         1,198,240   

Dennis A. Wicker

     47,225,494         1,318,119         1,198,240   

Proposal #2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015:

 

Votes

For

   Votes
Against
   Abstentions    Broker
Non-Votes
48,203,365    1,527,053    11,435    -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 18, 2015 BY:

/s/    James E. Harris        

James E. Harris
Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant
and
Senior Vice President, Shared Services
and
Chief Financial Officer