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 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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  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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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