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 14, 2013

 

 

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))

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 14, 2013.

(b) The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in our proxy statement, are as follows:

Proposal #1 – Elect twelve directors:

 

Director Name

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

J. Frank Harrison, III

     45,968,033         1,380,471         1,285,970   

H.W. McKay Belk

     46,176,779         1,171,725         1,285,970   

Alexander B. Cummings, Jr.

     45,323,172         2,025,332         1,285,970   

Sharon A. Decker

     47,114,121         234,383         1,285,970   

William B. Elmore

     46,581,877         766,627         1,285,970   

Morgan H. Everett

     46,581,169         767,335         1,285,970   

Deborah H. Everhart

     46,543,826         804,678         1,285,970   

Henry W. Flint

     45,887,764         1,460,740         1,285,970   

William H. Jones

     47,208,868         139,636         1,285,970   

James H. Morgan

     46,185,662         1,162,842         1,285,970   

John W. Murrey, III

     47,204,550         143,954         1,285,970   

Dennis A. Wicker

     46,166,728         1,181,776         1,285,970   

Proposal #2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2013:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

48,552,053

  62,495   19,926   -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 17, 2013           BY:  

/s/ James E. Harris

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